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COURSES > BIOAVAILABILITY AND BIOEQUIVALENCE: The Basics and Beyond

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BIOAVAILABILITY AND BIOEQUIVALENCE: The Basics and Beyond //
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* Registration for this unique and highly rated "BA-BE" course is limited so please REGISTER early.

COURSE DESCRIPTION //
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For the most part, the decision to deem two different drug formulations as "bioequivalent" depends on the outcome of properly conducted bioavailability studies in healthy human volunteers. Although the key measures of bioavailability, namely the rate and extent of absorption are easily obtained, the broader issue of bioequivalence assessment remains contentious and controversial. Perhaps reflecting this state of uncertainty, various procedures and standards for determining bioequivalence have been promulgated over the past two decades by government regulatory agencies worldwide. Fortunately, thanks to international harmonization efforts, current bioavailability/ bioequivalence guidelines issued in North America and Europe at least now have many common elements.

Following an introduction to basic pharmacokinetics, this comprehensive course, as its alliterative title implies, will focus on current as well as proposed "metrics" for assessing bioequivalence. Skillfully presented lectures and hands-on problem solving exercises will provide attendees with a thorough understanding of what is often perceived as an esoteric and difficult area of applied pharmacokinetics. This course has been highly rated by both experienced and entry-level regulatory, clinical and laboratory personnel from generic AND research-based pharmaceutical companies.

PARTIAL COURSE CONTENTS //
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Basic pharmacokinetics principles
Determination of terminal rate constants
Bioavailability determinants (AUC_t, AUC_inf , C_max,T_max)
Design of both single and multiple dose studies
Mean versus individual ratio analyses
Confidence interval calculations
Food and other factors affecting bioavailability
Controlled release formulations
Cmax - Cmin fluctuations
Intrasubject variability
Drug interchangeability (prescribability and switching)
In vitro dissolution as a predictor of bioequivalence
Cmax/AUC and other measures of drug absorption rate
Therapeutic equivalence
US, Canadian & European regulatory requirements
Problem areas (e.g. highly variable drugs, nonlinearity)
"Hands-on"exercises

PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTOR > Peter W. Mullen, Ph.D.

FALL VENUE //
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October 20 - 22, 2008
Travel Lodge Hotel Toronto Airport
925 Dixon Road
Etobicoke Ontario
M9W 1J8

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