The ‘lifecycle’ of pharmaceutical products
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Oct 23, 2022
What does "Product Lifecycle" mean? The phrase "Product Lifecycle" refers to a pharmaceutical product's whole existence as it passes through all of the different design, development, manufacturing, and distribution stages before it is regularly made available as a commercial product. ICH Q10 (Pharmaceutical Quality System) defines 4 major lifecycle phases: • Pharmaceutical development • Technology transfer • Commercial manufacturing • Product discontinuation