What is pharmaceutical contract manufacturing?
Pharmaceutical contract manufacturing is a specialty within the more general umbrella term of contract manufacturing and is the process by which drug companies outsource their manufacturing needs on a contract basis to equipped companies. These contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) spend their time developing, formulating, and testing products, allowing the drug company to focus on marketing, discovery, and scalability. Contract manufacturers can also provide raw materials, machines, and fabricating services needed for drug production.
What do pharmaceutical contract manufacturers do?
Pharmaceutical contract manufacturers serve many purposes. They help relieve the burden of production off drug companies by providing services such as: Hymenaeos eros. Nisi mauris et adipisc.
- Drug development
- Manufacturing and commercial production
- Process equipment fabrication/set up
- Documenting FDA regulations and obtaining compliance
- Pre-formulation
- Stability studies/method studies
- Pre-clinical to late-stage clinical trial material
- Scale-up, registration batches