Publications

Improved Pharma is pleased to announce an additional open-source publication describing the structures of Bedaquiline maleate salts that is now available to download.  Previously, our lab was able to identify promising new benzoate salts of Bedaquiline, a first-in-class drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis.  This current publication describes the successfully solved crystal structures obtained from Read more

Dr, Stephen Byrn, CSO of Improved Pharma, was a key contributor to a recent publication describing the usefulness of mini-tablets in monitoring the dose-response of lapatinib solid amorphous dispersions in juvenile pigs.   Juvenile pigs have been well-established as an effective pediatric model.  The use of mini-tabs allowed for dose flexibility as the the amount of tablets dosed could Read more

A recent collaboration with our colleagues further advances the field of X-ray pair distribution function analysis applied to the analysis of amorphous solid dispersions. In this paper, we present the results of different polymer:flubendazole drug dispersions exposed to aging conditions. We discovered that if the polymer has ion-base interactions with the drug, the resulting Read more

Improved Pharma is pleased to announce the open-source publication of research into finding new salts of bedaquiline, an important drug for the treatment of tuberculosis. The drug is currently marketed in the US as the fumarate salt. Our team discovered several new salts, and the crystal structures of two benzoate salts are described in Read more

Improved Pharma COO Pamela Smith is co-author of a chapter in the latest edition of Specification of Drug Substances and Products: Development and Validation of Analytical Methods. The chapter, Solid-State Characterization – Method Development and Validation, focuses on the key issues that must be addressed when developing solid-state methods. Method development and validation for pharmaceuticals Read more

Improved Pharma, LLC participated in the AAPS PharmSci 360 meeting in San Antonio, TX from Nov 3-6, 2019. The meeting was highly successful and allowed for several discussions surrounding our problem solving strategy.  Our booth was ideally located among several formulation companies and the formulation poster sessions, enabling a great forum for gathering scientists Read more

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 Improved Pharma LLC will be presenting their latest research in the area of high-level X-ray methods using synchrotron-produced X-rays to study amorphous drug formulations. On Monday, November 4th, Dr. Pamela Smith, COO of Improved Pharma, will present “Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction and Pair Distribution Function Analysis of Drug/Polymer Dispersions: Read more

Title: Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction and Pair Distribution Function Analysis of Drug/Polymer Dispersions: A Comparison of Subtraction Techniques to Isolate Intra- and Intermolecular Interactions Authors: PA Smitha and SR Byrna, GLB de Araujob, CJ Benmorec Affiliations: a) Improved Pharma LLC, b) Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, c) X-ray Science Division, Read more