The Parenteral Drug Association and Impact of Microbiology

The Parenteral Drug Association and Impact of Microbiology

Episode 25 of CMCLive delves into the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) with microbiology expert Mike Carroll. Carroll has more than 30 years' experience in the pharmaceutical field of microbiology working directly with the PDA across a variety of positions from product development to quality assurance.

Using his wealth of knowledge, we are able to delve into the PDA and its impact on the pharmaceutical industry. Carroll speaks on the Parenteral Drug Association, which is considered to be a bridge to help create quality parenteral drugs. Considering the depth of variety of this type of drug, it is a positive to have an association with this focus which can designate different criteria and guidelines for each segment of parenteral drugs.

The PDA holds meetings that focus on specific aspects of parenteral drugs which drive the creation of technical reports and regulation reports to help experts’ further science. The documents created by the PDA provide a how-to that speaks to creating each product that would be approved by the FDA.

The hosts of CMCLive and Carroll share a simple example of how the technical reports from the PDA were used in the field. The PDA and their invaluable documents are not a thing of the past: PDA documents impact many different facets of the pharmaceutical industry. Where a company saw a possible dead end with their testing and trials led to the achievement of useful data. With the help of a PDA report, a product that could have been thrown out due to not being safe or efficacious has now been reinvigorated with a new direction. These documents are updated regularly and are essential to many processes and productions of drugs and medical products. The PDA pulls a variety of experts from the abundance of fields to create the documents.

Carroll also spoke to the importance of quality within the pharmaceutical industry and specifically the microbiology field. Overall, this ties back to the PDA as the documents they provide help create quality products that are safe for use. Bringing the knowledge of a variety of experts and being able to readily use the wealth of knowledge is invaluable. The Parenteral Drug Association is an integral aspect of the pharmaceutical industry and the information they curate helps drive further innovation. Carroll’s firsthand perspective of the PDA made for an informative and helpful episode of CMCLive. Listen to the entire episode here.