Claude A. Farrugia's Publications Page

Publications and Presentations

Papers

Fenech, A., Schiro, J., Farrugia, C., and Baluci, C.: A Comparative Study of the Effect of Cleaning Treatments on Two Historic Papers: A Preliminary Study. Proceedings of the 2nd Residential Summer School on Chemistry and Conservation Science Palermo (Italy), 2008
Farrugia, C.A., Mifsud, J., and Sinagra, E.: Gelatin nanoparticle production: an in-process study using size exclusion chromatography Xjenza 10: 43-46, 2005
Farrugia, C.A., and Groves, M.J.: The Activity of Unloaded Gelatin Nanoparticles on Murine B16-F0 Melanoma Growth In Vivo. Anticancer Res. 19: 1027-1032, 1999
Farrugia, C.A., and Groves, M.J.: Gelatin Behaviour in Dilute Aqueous Solution: Designing a Nanoparticulate Formulation. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 51: 643-649, 1999
Farrugia, C.A., Farrugia I.V., and Groves, M.J.: Comparison of the Molecular Weight Distribution of Gelatin Fractions by Size-Exclusion Chromatography and Light Scattering. Pharm. Pharmacol. Commun. 4: 1-5, 1998
Farrugia, C.A., Zarb Adami, M., Gatt, M., and Serracino Inglott, A.: Impact of a Computerized Medication Record System on Length of Hospitalisation. Int. Pharm. J. 6: 69-71, 1992

Reviews

Farrugia, C.A., and Savvas, K.: Pricing of medicinal products: considerations in a small market state. Journal of the Malta College of Pharmacy Practice 15: 30-34, 2009
Cilia Pisani, R., Vella Brincat, G., and Farrugia, C.: The roles and responsibilities of the Qualified Person in the pharmaceutical industry. Journal of the Malta College of Pharmacy Practice 15: 44-45, 2009
Farrugia, C.A.: The Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry: A look to the future. Industry Today 56: 40-41, 2005
Farrugia, C.A.: Controlled temperature storage of medicinals: good practice measures in the community pharmacy. The Chronic*ill 10: 30-33, 2005
Farrugia, C.A.: Flow-Through Dissolution Testing: A Comparison with Stirred-Beaker Methods. The Chronic*ill 6: 27-29, 2002
Farrugia, C.A.: Quality in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: a Review of European Union Legislation. EPSA Newsletter 8: 21-22, 2000
Farrugia, C.A.: The Formulation of Biotechnology Products. EPSA Newsletter 7: 18-19, 1999
Farrugia, C.A.: The Antiplatelet Activity of Aspirin. The Chronic*ill 3: 21-25, 1999

Poster Presentations

Abela, D., Schembri, O., and Farrugia. C.: A Chromatographic Determination of the Stability of Solutions of Amlodipine Benazepril and Amlodipine Besilate. (Presented at the Seventh World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Malta, 2010)
Cutajar, S., Farrugia, C., Mifsud, D., Popova, M., Antonova, D., and Bankova, V.: Chemical Characterisation of Maltese Propolis in Relation to Botanical Sources. (Presented at the Seventh World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Malta, 2010)
Farrugia, C., Schembri, M., and Sinagra, E.: The Influence of pH, Temperature and Salt on the Ethanolic Desolvation of Dilute Cold Water Fish Skin Gelatin from Aqueous Solution. (Presented at the Seventh World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Malta, 2010)
Borg, D., Frey, H.H., and Farrugia, C.: A Study for the Method Transfer of Acetylsalicylic Acid from HPLC to RRLC. (Presented at the Seventh World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Malta, 2010)
Micallef, M., Frey, H., and Farrugia, C.A.: A Preliminary Investigation of Ghost Peaks in a Reversed-Phase Gradient HPLC System. (Presented at the Fourth National Chemistry Symposium, Department of Chemistry, University of Malta, 2008)
Camilleri, R., Schembri, O., and Farrugia, C.A.: Stability Studies on Analytical Solutions in a Pharmaceutical Laboratory. (Presented at the Fourth National Chemistry Symposium, Department of Chemistry, University of Malta, 2008)
Knupfer, S., Sinagra, E., and Farrugia, C.A.: Surfactant Effects on the Ethanolic Desolvation of Dilute Gelatin Solutions. (Presented at the Sixth World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Barcelona, 2008)
Cassar, R., Farrugia, C.A., and Sinagra, E.: Temperature Effects on the Ethanolic Desolvation of Dilute Gelatin-Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Solutions. (Presented at the Sixth World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Barcelona, 2008)
Cortis, R., Farrugia, C.A., and Sinagra, E.: The Influence of pH, Temperature and Salt on the Ethanolic Desolvation of Dilute Gelatin Solutions. (Presented at the Sixth World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Barcelona, 2008)
Storm, J., Farrugia, C.A., and Sinagra, E.: The Effect of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate on the Ethanolic Fractionation of Dilute Gelatin Solutions. (Presented at the Fifth World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Geneva, 2006)
Storm, J., Farrugia, C.A., and Sinagra, E.: The Effect of Sodium Chloride on the pH-dependant Ethanolic Fractionation of Gelatin-SDS Mixtures. (Presented at the Fifth World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Geneva, 2006)
Blei, C., Farrugia, C.A., Mifsud, J., and Sinagra, E.: Potentiometric Studies on Gelatin Solutions and Gelatin Nanoparticle Dispersions. (Presented at the International Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Nuremberg, 2004)
Aquilina, A., Müller, D., Farrugia, C.A., and Sinagra, E.: The Effect of Sodium Chloride on Type-Based Differences in Gelatin Desolvation Behaviour. (Presented at the International Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Nuremberg, 2004)
Aquilina, A., Farrugia, C.A., and Sinagra, E.: The Effect of Sodium Chloride on Ethanolic Fractionation of Dilute Gelatin Solutions. (Presented at the Fourth World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Firenze, 2002)
Farrugia, C.A., and Groves, M.J.: Inhibition of In Vivo Murine Melanoma Growth Using Gelatin Nanoparticles. Cancer Detection and Prevention 24: S-257, 2000 (Presented at the Fifth International Symposium on Predictive Oncology and Therapy, Geneva, 2000)
Farrugia, C.A., and Groves, M.J.: Deconvolution of Complex Chromatograms: A Case Study of Gelatin. (Presented at the Third World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Berlin, 2000)
Farrugia, C.A., and Groves, M.J.: The Formulation of Gelatin Nanoparticles and their Effect on Melanoma Growth In Vivo. (Presented at the Fourth Maltese Medical School Conference, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, 1999)
Farrugia, C.A., and Groves, M.J.: Effect of Molecular Weight Profile on Gelatin Nanoparticulate Formation. PharmSci 1: S-195, 1998 (Presented at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Francisco, 1998)
Farrugia, C.A., and Groves, M.J.: The Effect of Ethanol and Sodium Sulfate on the Molecular Behavior of Gelatin. Acta Pharmaceutica Turcica 40: S-53, 1998 (Presented at the First International Postgraduate Research Symposium on Pharmaceutics, Istanbul, 1998)
Farrugia, C.A., and Groves, M.J.: Gelatin Denaturation and Renaturation Processes in Solution. Pharm. Res. 14: S-160, 1997 (Presented at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting and Exposition, Boston, 1997)
Farrugia, C.A., and Groves, M.J.: The Effect of BCG, BCG Filtrate, and an Immunostimulant Derived From BCG on the B16-F1 Melanoma Cell Line both In Vitro and In Vivo. (Presented at the Second Annual Student and Resident Research Poster Forum, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1996)

Oral Presentations

Schembri, M.G., Sinagra, E., and Farrugia, C.A.: Ethanolic Desolvation of Dilute Fish-Skin Gelatin Solutions. (Fourth National Chemistry Symposium, Department of Chemistry, University of Malta, 2008)

Cortis, R., Farrugia, C.A., and Sinagra, E.: The Role of Electrostatic Interactions in the Desolvation of Isoionic Gelatin Solutions. (Third National Chemistry Symposium, Department of Chemistry, University of Malta, 2006)

Farrugia, C.A.: REACH and the Pharmaceutical Industry: A public-private partnership. (Reaching out to REACH, Malta Business Bureau Conference, Malta, 2005)

Farrugia, C.A.: Euromed Pharmaceutical Industry: Applying national experiences to regional development. (€uro-Mediterranean Investment Summit, Marseille, 2005)

Farrugia, C.A.: REACH and the Qualified Person: A new professional for tomorrow's industry. (Innovation Networks Meeting, EMU-RIDTS, Malta, 2004)

Mifsud, J., Farrugia, C.A., and Sinagra, E.: Gelatin Nanoparticle Production: An In-Process Study Using Size Exclusion Chromatography (Presented by Mifsud J. at the Second National Chemistry Symposium, Department of Chemistry, University of Malta, 2004)

Aquilina, A., Farrugia, C.A., and Sinagra, E.: Ethanolic Fractionation of Gelatin Solutions. (Presented by Aquilina A. at the First National Chemistry Symposium, Department of Chemistry, University of Malta, 2002)

Farrugia, C.A.: Sustained- and Controlled-Release Drug Delivery Systems. (Malta College of Pharmacy Practice Continuing Education Workshop, Malta, 1999)

Farrugia, C.A.: Pharmacy as a Multidisciplinary Profession. (22nd European Pharmaceutical Students’ Association Congress, Malta, 1999)

Farrugia, C.A.: The Formulation of Gelatin Nanoparticles and their Effect on Melanoma Growth In Vivo. (Seminar, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, 1999)

Farrugia, C.A.: Gelatin Behavior in Dilute Aqueous Solution: Designing a Particulate Formulation. (Seminar, Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1998)

Farrugia, C.A.: The Role of Fibronectin in Tumor Invasion and Metastasis. (Seminar, Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1996)