Nuggehally R Srinivas
Vanthys Pharmaceutical Development [P] Ltd,
Phoenix Pinnacle, #46, 3rd floor, Ulsoor Road, Bangalore 560042
India
Editorial
On the Topic of Bioavailability/Bioequivalence-Challenges with
Polymorphic Metabolism
Author(s): Nuggehally R SrinivasNuggehally R Srinivas
The topic Bioavailability/Bioequivalence (BA/BE) which is a primary driving force for the introduction of generic drugs of small molecules has been discussed for several decades now [1-5]. BA/BE studies also are important for the development of new drugs as API manufacturing process and formulation options keep changing during the entire drug development paradigm. It is needless to say that BA/ BE considerations has gone through phases of considerable debate amongst pharmaceutical scientists, academic researchers, regulators and key opinion leaders. While on one hand it could be argued that there is no one single approach that could satisfy the need/requirements for all the stake holders, on the other hand there need to be an uniform yard stick to allow consistency in BA/BE assessment. Hence, the application of average bioequivalence criteria using geometric means of peak concentratio.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/jbb.100000e8