Dissolution Similarity Requirements: How Similar or Dissimilar Are the Global Regulatory Expectations?
Journal Title: The AAPS Journal - Year 2016, Vol 18, Issue 1
Abstract
The objective of this article is to compare and contrast the international expectations associated with the model-independent similarity factor approach to comparing dissolution profiles. This comparison highlights globally divergent regulatory requirements to meet local dissolution similarity requirements. In effect, experiments customized to meet the current international regulatory expectations for dissolution and drug release unnecessarily increase manufacturing costs, hinder science and risk-based approaches, increase collective regulatory burden, reduce continuous improvement and innovation, and potentially delay patient access to urgently needed medication. Comparative assessment of regulatory differences in applying dissolution to demonstrate product similarity is crucial to reduce non-scientifically justified experiments and foster collaborative harmonization among global regulatory health authorities and the pharmaceutical industry.
Authors and Affiliations
Dorys Argelia Diaz, Stephen T. Colgan, Connie S. Langer, Nagesh T. Bandi, Michael D. Likar, Leslie Van Alstine
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