Blogs

I’m always looking for examples of the distinction between pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD), partly to blog about and partly as new material for the undergrads I lecture to in the Pharmaceutical Product Development program at West Chester University. read more

Leadership in the field of pharmaceutical and medical device development depends on innovation.  Scientists and engineers with a new idea, who can turn their idea into something tangible, help shape future medical products. read more

What makes a scientific conference great? New, cutting-edge data from experts in the field, to be sure. To me, it’s equally important to have lively, stimulating, insightful discussion after the oral presentations; this is extremely rare, but it really helps illuminate the presentations and put them in perspective. read more

The IQPC conference Clinically Relevant Drug Transporters, held in London June 28-30, was a forum for presentation of case studies and exchange of scientific thought related to drug transporters. read more

On June 10th, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a statement regarding their adoption of the new Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals as discussed in my May 9th post in this space. read more

On June 10th, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a statement regarding their adoption of the new Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals as discussed in my May 9th post in this space. read more

Maybe the most important takeaway message for me from the third annual Ocular Diseases and Drug Discovery conference in Boston, MA at the end of May was the surprising amount of activity in drug development for diseases of the front of the eye, such as glaucoma and dry eye. read more

Last month I attended and presented at the 37th annual conference of the Animal Transportation Association in Brussels, including a track on the transport of research-related materials, during which speakers outlined the current state of the shipping industry with regard to biomedical research. read more

On the 16th of June, the Therapeutic Products Directorate of Health Canada and the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences organized a workshop on the Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS) to improve their understanding of how the US and EU apply biowaivers in practice. read more

An article published in the May issue of the journal Drug Metabolism and Disposition reveals a seasonal variation in the serum concentrations of the CYP3A substrates sirolimus and tacrolimus, which is temporally and inversely correlated with UV-B light exposure and vitamin D. read more