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The HPLC analysis of one sample costs around $100 in El Salvador, Central America. The average BE study has 1200 samples. That means $120,000 in chemical analysis alone. How does a BE lab charge $65,000 for the study of Carvedilol in Mass spectrophotometer?
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2006-09-30 14:03
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Dear Eduardo!

❝ The HPLC analysis of one sample costs around $100 in El Salvador, Central

❝ America. The average BE study has 1200 samples. That means $120,000 in

❝ chemical analysis alone.


IMHO $100 for an HPLC sample is just ridiculous!
In Europe I would consider $20 - $40 (calculated on an exchange rate of EUR->USD of 1.25) per sample in a GLP-certified lab reasonable (depending on the method)...

❝ How does a BE lab charge $65,000 for the study of

❝ Carvedilol in Mass spectrophotometer?


Why not? This means $54/sample, which is not unrealistic; I know some MS-labs calculating prices as low as $45/sample (including method development and validation).
Maybe you should consider changing your CRO - or at least ship the samples for analysis to a more economically priced site... ;-)

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2006-10-02 22:33
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Thank you Helmut:
It was avery nice of you to answer so promptly. Do you have names for these CROs? I would like to investigate more on this subject.
:-) Thanks in advance!
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2006-10-02 22:46
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Dear Eduardo!

❝ Thank you Helmut:

❝ It was avery nice of you to answer so promptly.


You are welcome!

❝ Do you have names for these CROs?

❝ I would like to investigate more on this subject.


Yes, but since the forum is noncommercial in nature, I will not publish the name of CROs in the forum...
If you have specific questions, you may contact me through my website.

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