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

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

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

Numbers are restricted to 10 participants for maximum benefit
 
Course Programme
 
Croydon Park Hotel, Croydon Greater London
 
Day 1 Theme  -  Quality by Design (QbD) - ICH Q8-10  
                      -  Material properties and their impact on processing.
                      -  The role of excipients
8.30am Registration and coffee/tea
9.00am Welcome. Introductions. Plan for the day. Learning objectives for course
9.15am Introduction to Quality by Design  – a new pharmaceutical manufacturing system.  Regulatory guidance.
10.45am Coffee break
11.00am Drug substance properties and their impact on formulation development. 
Part 1 - physico-chemical properties
12.45pm Lunch
1.45pm Approaches to formulation development using QbD principles.
           Manufacturing Process selection -applicability of wet granulation/roller
           compaction/direct compression.  Unit processes 1 - blending.
3.00pm Tea break
3.15pm Unit processes 2 - granulation and drying. 

• Factors affecting granulation and drying behaviour.
• Critical Process Parameters for these processes.  
• Impact of powder properties on manufacturing behaviour

4.45pm Wrap up
5.00pm Close
 
Day 2 Theme   -  Formulating good products
9.00am Consolidation. Plan for day. Learning objectives for day
9.15am Powder and granule characterisation — advanced techniques.

•     Porosity, compressibility, surface area.
•     Powder and granule characterisation — advanced techniques. 

Identifiying Critical Process Parameters and Critical Quality Attributes

• Blending
• Granulation
• Drying
• Lubrication
• Compression

10.30am        Coffee break
10.45am        Principles of process development. 
FDA Process Validation Guidance 2011 and the impact of QbD     
Principles of process development. 
12.45pm        Lunch and travel to Yeoman House      

2.00pm          Practical—impact of material properties on bulk powder behaviour

• Flow
• Bulk density
• Compressibility
• Particle size and shape

3.00pm   Tea break
3.15pm   Wet Granulation and drying practical
              Lubrication and compression practical
                  
5.00pm   Close
 
Day 3  -  Yeoman House, 61-63 Croydon Road, Penge (London)
 
Theme – theory into practice
9.00am   Consolidation. Plan for day. Learning objectives for day
9.15pm   Dry Granulation practical
                  Lubrication and compression practical
                  PracticaDirect compression products
                  Impact of excipient selection, grades, and processing on critical
                  Tablet quality attributes—

• Compressibility
• Friability
• Disintegration

12.45pm   Lunch
1.45pm   Practical - Direct compression products
                  Impact of excipient selection, grades, and processing on critical
                  Tablet quality attributes—

• Compressibility
• Friability
• Disintegration

4.00pm   Closing session with tea – comparing data
5.00pm   Depart