Small, medium and large batches of pharmaceuticals are prone to variations and expensive delays:
- Manual steps invite human error
- Transportation from one step to the next may cause material segregation
- Time-consuming disassembly and cleaning delay production
- Production scale-up requires bigger, more expensive equipment
Continuous manufacturing reduces/eliminates the issues above and makes subsequent tableting easier. With online monitoring, continuous manufacturing also enables drugs to be released as soon as they’re manufactured – there’s no waiting on analytical results before products can ship.
Today, continuous manufacturing is no longer an “untested” process. Companies have gained experience and proven that it can be successfully implemented with a significant positive impact.
