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Advanced Topics in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Regulatory Submissions


Course Description

A continuation of Pharmaceutical Drug Development. Drug substance and drug product stability, tablet coating, and modified release oral dosage forms. Advanced drug delivery systems (transdermal, nanomedicines, gene delivery, protein and peptide delivery, 3D printing) in pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical drug development. U.S. FDA regulatory submission and approval process for NDA and ANDA will also be discussed.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be administered different examinations/assignments that will require them to demonstrate greater critical thinking skills by applying concepts from the course in the design and interpretation of experiments.


Athena Title

Manufacturing and Regulatory


Undergraduate Prerequisite

PMCY 4500/6500 or permission of department


Graduate Prerequisite

PMCY 4500/6500 or permission of department


Semester Course Offered

Offered spring


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Student Learning Outcomes

  • Students will describe FDA’s CDER submission process for IND, clinical development, standard vs priority review, and expedited approval pathways for new drug applications (NDA).
  • Students will understand the regulatory stability submission requirements for drug substances and drug products.
  • Students will describe and apply drug product development principles for the pre/formulation, manufacturing, and quality control of tablets, tablet coating, delayed-release, and extended-release dosage forms.
  • Students will explain the major unit operations in oral drug product manufacturing and scale-up.
  • Students will understand different types of advanced drug delivery for drug targeting, using Transdermal, and Liposomes.
  • Students will explain recent advances in drug manufacturing – batch vs continuous and 3D Printing.
  • Students will identify and interpret the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and FDA regulatory guidance and requirements for each phase in the new drug application (NDA) process.

Topical Outline

  • FDA Regulatory Submission Process – NDA
  • Clinical Development
  • Regulatory Submission Process
  • Drug substance and Drug product stability
  • Stability Protocol, Packaging
  • Tablet Review, Powder Mixing, Dry Granulation,
  • Pharmaceutical Excipients
  • Scale-up in the Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Biomarkers
  • Spray Drying
  • Tablet Compression and Defects
  • Modified Release Dosage Forms
  • Tablet Coating
  • Advanced Manufacturing, 3D Printing
  • Transdermal Drug Delivery
  • Continuous Manufacturing
  • Liposomes

Syllabus