Dissolution testing for the pharmaceutical industry

Day One - Wednesday 20 June 2012

09.30   Registration and refreshments
10.00   Welcome and introductions
Terry Way, Consultant
10.30  

Dissolution testing of oral dosage forms in context: a review of its physiological relevance
Paul Dickinson, Astra Zeneca

11.15   Refreshments
11.30   Equipment for Dissolution Testing of Oral Dosage Forms
Terry Way
12.15     Dissolution Test Media for Oral Dosage Forms
James Butler, GSK
13.00         Lunch
13.45  

Workshop 1
Selection of media and methods for oral dose forms, with an emphasis on early stage development
James Butler, GSK

15.45   Refreshments
16.00  

Dissolution testing of novel/special dosage forms
Nikoletta Fotaki, University of Bath

16.45  

Equipment for Dissolution Testing of Non-oral Dosage Forms
Terry Way, Consultant

17.15   Review of day one with general discussion/Q&A
All
17.30   Close of day’s programme
19.00   Dinner

Day Two - Thursday 21 June 2012

08.30  

Introduction
Terry Way, Consultant

08.45  

Dissolution method development with an emphasis on late stage development
Paul Dickinson, AstraZeneca and David Holt, AstraZeneca

10.30  

Refreshments

10.45    

Regulatory Requirements.
How development data relate to Compendial Requirements (Ph.Eur.)

Evangelos Kotzagiorgis , EMA

11.30          Workshop 2
Method selection and development with an emphasis on late stage development

Paul Dickinson, AstraZeneca and David Holt, AstraZeneca
13.00  

Lunch

13.45  

Methods of Analysis
James Mann, MSD        

14.30   Practical aspects of dissolution, including automation
Lee Dowden, MSD
15.15  

Refreshments

15.30  

Dissolution equipment qualification & method validation
Terry Way, Consultant

16.45  

Review of Day 2 with general discussion/Q&A
All

17.10   Close of day’s programme
19.45   Dinner

Day Three - Friday 22 June 2012

08.30  

Introduction
Terry Way, Consultant

08.45  

Demonstrating in vitro/in vivo relationships (IR & MR dose forms) using “In Vivo Simulators”
James Mann, MSD

09.45  

Refreshments

10.00  

Using dissolution testing to demonstrate dose form equivalence
Nikoletta Fotaki, University of Bath

11.00  

Regulatory Examples of Dissolution Issues in the Assesment of Products
Evangelos Kotzagiogis, EMA

12.00       Lunch
13.00      Practical Considerations for Technology Transfer
David Holt, AstraZeneca
13.45  

Workshop 3
Biowaivers and SUPAC

Nikoletta Fotaki, University of Bath

15.00  

Summary of course & immediate feedback
All

15.30  

Close of meeting