Analysis Paralysis: Navigating Early-Phase Analytical Validation

Source: Singota Solutions By Dustin Lafferty, Singota Solutions Significant confusion persists across the pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical industry relevant to early-phase analytical development and validation. While several guidance documents serve as a de facto standard, distinguishing method validation requirements from suggestions, when and how to apply those guidelines often is not a straightforward task.…

Deliver A Technical Package That Serves On-Time Injectable Project Completion

Source: Singota Solutions By William Powers, Singota Solutions Meeting drug development timelines — in particular, filling the first Phase 1 batch for an injectable’s clinical trial – is critical. Producing that initial batch requires the CDMO to gather information from a pharmaceutical client about its drug substance, drug product, and analytical…

Which Testing Does An Effective Certificate Of Analysis Include?

Source: Singota Solutions By Ken Chomistek, Singota Solutions Compendial monograph (pharmacopeial) testing applied to pharmaceutical raw materials and finished drug products is a critical element of drug development. A testing record is created in the form of a Certificate of Analysis (CoA) for manufacturing release and distribution. However, the testing required…

Strengthen Your IND Submission To The FDA By Conducting Microbial Challenge Studies

Strengthen Your IND Submission To The FDA By Conducting Microbial Challenge Studies Source: Singota Solutions By Ken Chomistek, Singota Solutions Microbial challenge studies are becoming increasingly common as drug products (DP) are being manufactured with different types of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) than fifteen years ago. Peptides, proteins, monoclonal antibodies, oligonucleotides,…

Analytical Instrumentation – Advancing and Maintaining a CDMO’s Capabilities

CDMOs in the pharma industry rely heavily on state-of-the-art instrumentation to bring their client’s products from drug development through drug manufacturing to the patient. To better serve their client’s needs as technology and the industry advances, a CDMO must know when to acquire new and emerging technologies, increase their overall instrument capacity, and continually maintain their existing validated instrumentation.

Raw Material Testing – Captisol

For the previous blog in this series, raw material testing programs were outlined, and common considerations for Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMO) were discussed. In this section, the focus will be a specific example and highlight some of the thought processes behind raw material program development. Captisol®, a common formulation excipient for injectables, will serve as said example.

Developing a Raw Material Testing Program as a CDMO

Anyone with experience in the pharmaceutical industry knows that the APIs in drug products are tested rigorously for safety and efficacy before reaching the market. Before any raw material can be used for manufacturing, it must meet the requirements outlined in CFR chapter 211.84. Even minor issues with the API or a raw material could compromise the product’s integrity, leading to patient harm or expensive corrective actions such as recalls. Companies that perform drug product manufacturing and raw material testing take this responsibility seriously.

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