Frequently cited MHRA GMP inspection observations

"If a quality defect is discovered or suspected in a batch, consideration should be given to checking other batches and, in some cases, other products, in order to determine whether they are also affected"…

Typically, over 90% of that batch can be recovered and returned to the production process using a SADE SP weight sorter from CI Precision. Their higher accuracy ensures less re-work or wasted materials.

Manual weighing can cost you more than you think

Manual weighing can cost you more than you think. Typically, it takes two hours to record 500 doses to ± 1mg, and of course, there is the risk of human error, material lost and duplication of effort. A SADE SP-B60 is the only automatic benchtop weight sorter to weigh, sort and record 500 doses to better than ± 1mg in just 8 minutes – no errors, and no material lost.
Ranbaxy Laboratories uses tablet & capsule weight sorters from CI Precision
Nobilus Ent uses tablet & capsule weight sorters from CI Precision
Famar uses tablet & capsule weight sorters from CI Precision
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals uses tablet & capsule weight sorters from CI Precision
Toray Co. Inc uses tablet & capsule weight sorters from CI Precision
Angelini uses tablet & capsule weight sorters from CI Precision
Bial SA uses tablet & capsule weight sorters from CI Precision
Pfizer
Nichi Iko uses tablet & capsule weight sorters from CI Precision
Alphapharm uses tablet & capsule weight sorters from CI Precision
Catalent uses tablet & capsule weight sorters from CI Precision
Pabianickie Zaklady Farmaceutyczne uses tablet & capsule weight sorters from CI Precision

Any production downtime is costly

Any production downtime is costly ($300B value lost in 2018, source McKinsey & Co). It can take up to two hours to change size format parts for some checkweighers, but CI Precision weight sorters can sort more shapes and sizes without the need to change parts, saving you downtime and money.

Can you afford to reinvest in your clinical trial?

Can you afford to reinvest in your clinical trial if a weight defective tablet or capsule is not spotted in time (typically up to $4M for a phase 1 trial, researchgate.net). The SADE SP weight sorter’s ability to sort EVERY tablet, capsule or soft gel to a high accuracy, gives you absolute peace of mind and safeguards your investment.

Almac Pharma Services

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Synthon Chile

The SADE SP240 tablet and capsule weight sorter is used at Synthon Chile for specific markets that require additional quality verifications and for Internal Positive Controls.

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Aspen Pharmacare Australia

Aspen Pharmaceuticals, Australian manufacturers of prescription medicines, use the SADE SP140 for statistical profiling in tablet manufacturing and batch reclamation.

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Scrapping your batch due to a weight failure

Scrapping your batch due to a weight failure can cost upwards of $6,000 per 100,000 tablets (source McKinsey.com). Typically, over 90% of that batch can be recovered and returned to the production process using a SADE SP weight sorter from CI Precision. Their higher accuracy ensures less re-work or wasted materials. A SADE SP weight sorter saved a company in Ireland €100,000, recovering 750,000 tablets in just three weeks.

White Paper – Individual OSD weight sorting is a vital process for quality control.

Pharmaceutical R&D, clinical trials and manufacture all require strict standards of uniformity, and weight is the most crucial of these.  Each capsule, tablet or soft gel must be within tolerance as stated in the pharmacopoeias to ensure that patients take a precise pharmaceutical dose. Download the White Paper 

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