Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Work with solutions providers to help you secure your pharmaceutical supplies and formulation

Pharmaceutical manufacturing supplies can come from a variety of sources, including full service providers in the industry.

I recommend: Find out about the biotechnology and pharmaceutical formulation development services of Xcelience. Consider the manufacturing services of PharmaForm. Work with them on your formulation and development. Norman Noble is another contract manufacturer available in the industry. Aegis Analytical can also help you with your pharma manufacturing.

Invest wisely in your pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment

Quality pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment should last you years if properly cared for. You might also consider working with a company that leases your equipment so that you can get regular updates on newer equipment as needed.

I recommend: Send away for a free product CD from Farr. The disk includes the electronic catalog of their dust and fume collection equipment. Conduct leak testing with the SigPOD Leak from Sciemetric. Purchase or lease pharmaceutical equipment from The Frain Group. Upgrade, rebuild or automate your pharmaceutical development chain with IPR.

Find even more pharmaceutical processing resources

Find pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment and pharmaceutical processing resources to see your through your machine purchase decision. Consult with many suppliers, and weigh both cost and efficiency of the potential piece.

I recommend: Let AIDCO International provide you with custom machine manufacturing to give you specialized packaging equipment. Purchase high speed capsule fillers from A.W. Bohanan. Buy new or used pharmaceutical process equipment from Chesapeake Equipment Exchange. Metropolitan Computing Corporation offers a wide variety of instrumentation, monitoring and control solutions.

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Purchasing used equipment may be an economical measure, but make sure that you are purchasing from a reputable pharmaceutical manufacturing supply company. Also make sure to put the equipment not only through stringent testing before making the final payment but also make sure that it is to your level of satisfaction sanitation-wise as well. You will be held to the highest of FDA standards, so make sure that your equipment doesn't compromise your product.