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Pharmaceutical Industry
[Overview, Bulk Drug, Dosage form, Analysis, Job
Opportunities]
Dr. Useni Reddy Mallu
Mobile: 7901020060
E-mail: info@manasalifesciences.com
Website: www.manasalifesciences.com
Overview
Bulk Drug (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient)
Bulk Drug (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient)
Bulk Drug (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient)
Drug Product (Dosage Form)
Drug Product (Dosage Form)
Drug Product (Dosage Form)
Product Analysis
 FT-IR
 NMR
 MASS
 UV/visible
 HPLC
 LCMS
 GC
 Water by KF
 Microbial analysis
 TLC
 Ion chromatography
 AAS
 ICP-MS
 Particle size analyser
 Bulk density
 Hardness tester
Loss on drying
Residue on ignition
TGA
DSC
XRD
DISINTEGRATION
DISSOLUTION
HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography)
 HPLC grade solvents.
 AR grade reagents.
 Waters HPLC instrument.
 Reversed phase C2, C8 and C18 columns.
 Reference materials.
 Market pharmaceutical dosage forms.
 Suitable solvents for dilution.
HPLC Columns
Auto sampler
Detector
Agilent HPLC Instrument
HPLC Vials
HPLC Instrument
UPLC (Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography)
HPLC Vs UPLC
LC MS (Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrophotometer)
Method Development
Method ValidationMethod Validation
Specificity / Selectivity
Limit of Quantification (LOQ)
Ruggedness
Robustness
Limit of Detection (LOD)
Precision / Repeatability
Linearity
Accuracy
Method Validation
R&D AR&D DQA
SCM
Purchase Operations
Production
QA QC
Patents
Product Portfolio Marketing Logistics
Regulatory Affairs
Engineering Product Planning
Finance
Safety
Pharmacovigilance
Bio-Equivalence
Technology Transfer
Inspection team
Business development
Training Team Licence teamProject Management
Selection Development Manufacturing Marketing Approval
Multi Functional Departments
Regulatory Agencies
Pharmaceutical
Veterinary
Bio
Pharmaceutical
Clinical Studies
Medical Devices
Bio similar
Nutraceuticals
Cosmetics
Soft drinks
Vaccines
Homeo Products
Dyes
Speciality
chemicals
Fine
chemicals
Job Opportunities
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