Jasim Uddin
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Bangladesh,
2012-10-22 09:16
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 Does Inhalation Aerosol require BE? [Regulatives / Guidelines]

Dear Sir

Can you please inform me whether Meter Dose Inhalation Aerosol requre BE? One of Arabic country is asking whether our Inhaler are bioequivalent.

Sincerely.

Jasim U.
ElMaestro
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Denmark,
2012-10-22 13:11
(4998 d 19:51 ago)

@ Jasim Uddin
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 Does Inhalation Aerosol require BE?

Hello Jasim Uddin,

❝ Can you please inform me whether Meter Dose Inhalation Aerosol requre BE? One of Arabic country is asking whether our Inhaler are bioequivalent.


It differs a lot from country to country. The most highly regulated markets have some pretty restrictive rules re. BE* for inhalers, and some agencies seem to accept almost anything. Further some countries accept BE* argumentation on basis of in vitro data for pMDIs. Such in vitro data could be generated via cascade impactor particle size profiles (and profile comparisons).

  • some countries prefer the term "Therapeutic equivalence" over BE, due to legal definitions, but that might just be a technicality.

Pass or fail!
ElMaestro
Jasim Uddin
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Bangladesh,
2012-10-22 13:25
(4998 d 19:38 ago)

@ ElMaestro
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 Does Inhalation Aerosol require BE?

Thanks ElMaestro for your nice reply.

According to FDA regulations, the product "administered by inhalation as a gas, e.g., a medicinal or an inhalation anesthetic" does not require BE study.

Should Chewable or Dispersible tablet require BE? Please share with me if you know about it.

Best regards,

Jasim


Edit: Full quote removed. Please delete anything from the text of the original poster which is not necessary in understanding your answer; see also this post! [Helmut]
ElMaestro
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Denmark,
2012-10-22 13:30
(4998 d 19:32 ago)

@ Jasim Uddin
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 Does Inhalation Aerosol require BE?

Hello Jasim.

❝ According to FDA regulations, the product "administered by inhalation as a gas, e.g., a medicinal or an inhalation anesthetic" does not require BE study.


A pMDI does not fall in this category since the active substance is not in gas form - it is just aerosolised. FDA is developing guidance in this field and they are quite strict. Read here for more information about the highly regulated markets.

❝ Should Chewable or Dispersible tablet require BE? Please share with me if you know about it.


Hehe, for the regulated markets, yes, quite often a BE study is needed. I am not ruling out that it works differently in other markets or that you can argue BCS class I and get biowaivers etc.

Pass or fail!
ElMaestro
jag009
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NJ,
2012-10-23 01:27
(4998 d 07:36 ago)

@ Jasim Uddin
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 Does Inhalation Aerosol require BE?

Hi Jasim,

❝ Should Chewable or Dispersible tablet require BE? Please share with me if you know about it.


If you mean rapidly disintegrating or flashdose tablets (put tablet on tongue and quickly break apart) then yes BE is required.

John
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