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Analytical laboratories have a responsibility to successfully execute qualitative and quantitative analysis on potential drug discoveries. These testing labs have an important role in the clinical trial drug process, providing the pharmaceutical industry with the necessary data during the drug development process.
In recent years, convergence has been playing a significant role in the growth of the pharmaceutical market and applies to several aspects of the market, including cosmecutical, nutraceutical, veterinary and the over the counter (OTC) markets.
Cytotoxic compounds are mainly utilized in oncology to treat cancerous cells; however, these substances present unique environmental and safety issues because of their highly toxic nature. As a result of these challenges, cytotoxic drugs must be packed safely and securely as even the smallest amount of exposure can pose a major threat to the human body.
With recent reports addressing the vulnerability of the pharmaceutical industry to counterfeiting, the security of the pharmaceutical supply chain is a matter of growing concern. The practice of counterfeiting can place significant burdens on the economy.
Over the last five years, there has been a major concern within the pharmaceutical industry relating to the rising costs of research and development, along with a reduced number of new drugs introduced into the market. To deal with these issues, adaptive clinical trial designs are being increasingly used to save both time and money and also to facilitate effective decision making.
Inlet liners are of prime importance to the inlet system where the vaporized sample is mixed with a carrier gas before being introduced to the capillary column.
Dried blood spotting or dried matrix spotting has been gaining popularity in recent years. Ease of sample handling and the ability to use small sample sizes has been very attractive to the pharmaceutical industry.
Ginseng is native to China and some parts of Korea and has been used in various systems of medicine for centuries. The herb has purported immune boosting abilities among other properties and thus is used in a wide range of research activities.
More than one chromatographical method needs to be utilized to assess and characterized a protein biochemical due to its heterogeneity.
Drugs of abuse that are tested using a modern GC/MS system may get adsorbed onto any of the flow path surfaces as they are chemically active substances.
A customer is working on a medical device, which could be disposed or reused with the possibility of sterilization cycles.