The formulation development process involves several stages, including pre-formulation studies, formulation design and evaluation, manufacturing scale-up and process development, analytical development and characterization, and stability and shelf-life determinations.
Drug formulation is one of the most critical aspects of the pharmaceutical development process. If a drug cannot be delivered in a stable form that is acceptable to the patient, it is unlikely to find a sizable market, and it may not even go beyond Phase I clinical trials. At Allice drugs LLP, we provide drug formulation development for both clinical trials and final dosages. Below, we share our insight into the drug formulation process.
Drug reformulations studies are the first step in formulation development. During this phase, we identify the chemical, physical, and mechanical properties of a drug to determine the inactive ingredients, or excipients that should be paired with it. The goal is to create a formulation that is stable under a variety of conditions, from extreme cold to extreme heat. Adding excipients can change a drug’s qualities and ensure an end-product that doesn’t degrade during shipment or storage.
Allice drugs are providing formulation development and contract manufacturing services.
The state-of-the-art formulation facility having research team comprising of senior scientists. Who have experience in developing safe, effective and efficacious complex drug products meeting global regulatory requirements.
The Formulation Development facility comprises of two divisions:
· Formulation Development Laboratory
· Analytical Development Laboratory
Some of the major activities undertaken are:
Objective is to generate information useful in developing bio available dosage forms. The study includes information on parameters like physiochemical property of the drug (like drug solubility, partition coefficient, dissolution rate, stability, solid state analysis like polymorphs, particle size), establishment of kinetic rate profile, excipients compatibility studies etc.
Formulation Development Laboratory is supported by Analytical Development Laboratory, which carries out the following activities as per GLP requirements:
· Pre-formulation studies like solubility, forced degradation, excipients compatibility.
· Analytical method development, validation and transfer.
· Bio-relevant dissolution for formulation selection.
· Discriminatory dissolution method development based on solubility, pKa, ionization state, and excipients.
The laboratory is equipped with sophisticated equipment like HPLC, GC, GC-HS, Dissolution apparatus, FTIR etc.