There are many benefits to using a pharmaceutical contract manufacturer (CMO). Many small to mid-sized pharmaceutical companies utilize them for developing their drugs when they don’t have their own facilities. For those companies that have already developed their pharmaceutical product or have licensed in a drug product, CMOs are a great place to transfer their existing product when they don’t...
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An overview of topical drug product forms – Part 2
In part two of these blog posts, we will discuss the various types of topical products (ointments, creams, gels, sprays, and lotions), detailing their characteristics both in terms of formulation and use. The Challenges As discussed earlier, there has been an increase in the development of topical drug products as a way to deliver drugs locally to those surfaces, rather than systemically. There...
How to reduce change orders in your product’s tech transfer
In pharmaceutical contract manufacturing, outsourcing your product to the right Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) can be a daunting and concerning task. After conducting the legwork of determining the best fit for a CDMO from capabilities and organizational fit perspective, the next step is working with that vendor on determining costs. Generally speaking, there is a ton...
An overview of topical drug product forms – Part 1
There has been increased interest in the development of topical drug products as a way to deliver drugs locally, rather than systemically and for diseases that occur in the skin, mucosal surfaces, the eye, and/or wounds of these surfaces. There are reduced side effects and toxicity to other organs compared to systemic delivery. Topical drug products are typically formulated to enable the...