22 March/April 2021 Tablets & Capsules
Issue focus outsourcing
Sepha
Contract packaging services for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products pro-
vides cost-effective, low-volume runs of blister packs with short turnaround times.
Customers can enjoy timely and flexible production of packs for sampling, testing,
and research, independent of the availability of larger blister pack lines. Blister
packaging development service includes quality assurance, non-destructive leak
testing, material selection, tooling design, and 3D prototyping, which allows
manufacturers to test and/or compare different materials and designs on a pilot
scale. Service is suitable for companies seeking to outsource up to 10,000 packs
per week as one-off runs or longer-term contracts.
Sepha, Belfast, UK
+44 028 9048 4848
scott.kenny@sepha.com
sepha.com
US Pharmacopeia
Nonprofit provides support to drug-product manufacturers, ingredient suppliers,
and contract manufacturers to help verify the quality of active pharmaceutical
ingredients and excipients. Ingredient verification program reduces the risk of
inconsistent, substandard quality ingredients by helping manufacturers qualify
their ingredient suppliers and verify results on the ingredient suppliers' certificates
of analysis. Program also offers GMP facility audits, quality control and manu-
facturing process evaluations, laboratory testing of ingredients, and continuous
surveillance monitoring.
US Pharmacopeia (USP), Rockville, MD
301 881 0666
www.usp.org/evp-tc75
Best Formulations
Company manufactures and packages dietary supplements and offers formulation
and R&D services. Services include hard-shell capsule filling, tableting, blending,
raw material sourcing, and pilot-scale runs. Company's 225,000-square-foot facil-
ity has a California drug license and is GMP-certified by NPA and NSF. CDMO
employs technicians, chemists, equipment operators, R&D personnel, and other
specialists to develop, manufacture, and package softgel, tablet, and hard-capsule
products. Company's laboratory can also perform assays and stability testing.
Best Formulations, City of Industry, CA
626 912 9998
www.bestformulations.com
