Drug Delivery & Environmental Sustainability132

Issue No #132 Apr/May 2022 April 27th, 2022

Issue 132 - AprMay 2022

Inside the magazine

XERIJECT™: NON-AQUEOUS FORMULATIONS FOR SC INJECTION OF ULTRA-HIGH-CONCENTRATION BIOLOGICS

Dr Steven Prestrelski

Xeris Pharmaceuticals

XERIJECT™: NON-AQUEOUS FORMULATIONS FOR SC INJECTION OF ULTRA-HIGH-CONCENTRATION BIOLOGICS

Steven Prestrelski introduces the XeriJect non-aqueous formulation technology that creates formulations with visco-elastic properties, opening the door to subcutaneous injection of difficult-to-formulate biologics, such as monoclonal antibodies, at very high concentrations.

ARE GOVERNMENTS BANNING THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY INHALER?

ARE GOVERNMENTS BANNING THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY INHALER?

Rob Udale, Catriona Eldridge and Omar Shah assess the assertion that pMDIs are the most environmentally damaging of the available pulmonary drug delivery device archetypes, and explore some of the intricacies not accounted for in the public discourse surrounding pMDIs.

SUSTAINABILITY: WHAT CAN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR LEARN FROM CONSUMER DESIGN?

Cambridge Design Partnership

SUSTAINABILITY: WHAT CAN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR LEARN FROM CONSUMER DESIGN?

Fran Penrose considers the lessons the healthcare sector can draw from the fast-moving consumer sector when designing for sustainability and asks, “Can we go even further?”

SUSTAINABILITY IN MEDTECH DEVELOPMENT: AN ITERATIVE APPROACH BASED ON ECODESIGN AND LIFE CYCLE SCREENINGS

Christoffer Thomsen

SUSTAINABILITY IN MEDTECH DEVELOPMENT: AN ITERATIVE APPROACH BASED ON ECODESIGN AND LIFE CYCLE SCREENINGS

Life Cycle Assessments are a valuable but time-consuming and, ultimately, retrospective method for assessing MedTech product sustainability. Christoffer Thomsen and Peter Werner Hansen dive into an iterative and data-driven approach to more sustainable MedTech development based on Ecodesign and Life Cycle Screenings.

SMART SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT

SMART SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT

Rob Doorakkers and Geert van Amstel discuss why the company decided to become carbon neutral, how it is working to make injection moulding more sustainable and how the organisation is minimising its impact on the environment.

DESIGNING DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES TO MEET EMERGING NEEDS AND SUSTAINABILITY GOALS

Dr Pierre Moulinie

DESIGNING DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES TO MEET EMERGING NEEDS AND SUSTAINABILITY GOALS

Pierre Moulinié, Isaac Platte and Lauren Zetts discuss how polycarbonate-based materials deliver value to emerging drug delivery devices.

HOW CAN THE PHARMA INDUSTRY PREPARE FOR NEW pMDI PROPELLANTS?

HOW CAN THE PHARMA INDUSTRY PREPARE FOR NEW pMDI PROPELLANTS?

Nick Atkinson looks at the changes that are set to hit pressurised metered dose inhaler manufacturing as new propellants are introduced and how pharma companies can prepare for the switch.

CAPSULES: CLASSIC DRUG DELIVERY FORM HOLDS POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE DELIVERY

Dr Jnanadeva Bhat

CAPSULES: CLASSIC DRUG DELIVERY FORM HOLDS POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE DELIVERY

Jnanadeva Bhat and Anita Solanki discuss the role that hard capsules are able to play in delivering a more sustainable pharmaceutical industry, both as an oral solid dosage form and in dry powder inhalers.

SUSTAINABILITY WITH THE ARIA AUTOINJECTOR: THE ROUTE TO FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS

Phillips Medisize

SUSTAINABILITY WITH THE ARIA AUTOINJECTOR: THE ROUTE TO FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS

Emil Fraenkel and Bjarne Sørensen investigate the route to further sustainability improvements for the Aria autoinjector. This article is a sequel to a benchmark study on the environmental impact of Aria presented by Phillips-Medisize in ONdrugDelivery Issue 126 (Oct/Nov 2021).

SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS FOR END-TO-END DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE SOLUTIONS

SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS FOR END-TO-END DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE SOLUTIONS

Barbara Lead outlines the sustainability efforts undertaken by SMC Group associated companies, including facilitating the transition from hospital to at-home treatment and investment in greener facilities.

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