Outsourcing The right


ith such a wide selection of contract manufacturers in the pharmaceutical market, choosing one to partner with may seem like a simple decision. But this common misconception can lead to the activity being rushed and mistakes being made.


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A large portion of pharmaceutical manufacturing happens outside of the premises of the companies who brand and sell drug products. According to some sources, it could be as high as two-thirds of drug production that’s outsourced. With that amount of reliance on an external partner, drug companies must be diligent when selecting the right contract manufacturer for the job. Sarah Harris asks Lloyd Mager, market solutions officer for Trust.med, and Viraj Gandhi, CEO at Medivant Healthcare, what criteria they apply when selecting an outsourcing partner, and how they go about evaluating the process for compliance and efficiency.


Larger pharmaceutical companies have departments consisting of outsourcing specialists, while smaller companies tend to have to rely on their own instinct. In either case, it’s important that companies carefully evaluate the options for compatibility with their products and quality standards. Lloyd Mager, market solutions officer for


Trust.med, explains that there’s some key factors that pharmaceutical companies should be taking into consideration when deciding on a contract manufacturer to partner with. “Manufacturers look at capability to properly package the product, and that includes the ability to apply unit level serialised data carriers,” he says.


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