Hands-on Tablet Development, including Pre-Formulation, Formulation and Process Development

Introduction

Course overview
This unique 3 day course is designed to integrate the key elements of tablet development with hands-on, practical experience in a small scale, lab scale test facility. Each day will consist of lectures on aspects of tablet development, followed by linked sessions in which participants take part in related experimental work.

The course enables attendees to apply the theory learnt in the taught sessions, and also to directly observe the effect of formulation on product properties, and relate the theory to the practice of Quality by Design (QbD).

Who Should Attend?

Newcomers to tablet formulation development and manufacturing
Production operators who need a better understanding of their products and how they have been developed
Analytical and QC staff who would benefit from understanding the tablet development and production process
Experienced personnel in one area of product development who need a broader overview
Project team members needing a broader insight into formulation development including preclinical, clinical, and project management representatives
Regulatory staff who would benefit from brief practical experience of the processes for which they are compiling dossiers. Regulatory agency staff requiring practical experience

Numbers are restricted to 10 participants for maximum benefit

Learning outcomes

Understanding of the relationship between Quality by Design, drug substance properties, formulation and process development
Practical experience of small scale tablet manufacture with direct knowledge of the relationship between formulation properties and tablet compressibility
Understanding of the roles of critical quality attributes, critical process parameters, and product control strategy in the application of the principles of QbD to formulation development