Tablet Contract Manufacturing
Plain, coated, extended-release, chewable, dispersible and effervescent tablets made under your brand by GMP-licensed manufacturers in India.
Choosing a tablet manufacturer is mostly about the product type
Almost every Indian formulation plant makes tablets, so finding one is easy. Finding the right one is not. A plant that makes good immediate-release tablets may have no experience with extended-release matrices, bilayer tablets, or effervescent products, which need very dry rooms and special packing.
Some products also need their own facility. Penicillins and other beta-lactams, many hormones, and cytotoxic oncology drugs must be made in dedicated, segregated areas, so only some plants can take them at all.
We match your product to plants that already make that tablet type for your target market, and we share their approvals before you commit.
Tell us this to get a quote
- Molecule(s) and strength
- Tablet type: plain, film-coated, enteric, extended-release, chewable, dispersible, effervescent, bilayer
- Target market(s) and whether bioequivalence data is needed there
- Pack: blister type, strip, bottle or tube, pack size
- Annual volume and first-order quantity
- Your own formula and dossier, or the manufacturer's
What to check in a tablet manufacturer
Approvals for your market
WHO-GMP and a CoPP cover most emerging markets. For the EU, UK, US, Australia or PIC/S markets the site must be inspected by that regulator, and the dossier must carry bioequivalence data where it is required.
Experience with your tablet type
Extended-release, enteric-coated and bilayer tablets need validated processes and dissolution methods. Ask for products of the same type already supplied to your kind of market.
Dedicated facilities where needed
Beta-lactams, many hormones and cytotoxic drugs must be made in segregated or dedicated blocks. Ask which block your product would run in.
Dissolution and bioequivalence
For generics in regulated markets, the dissolution profile and a bioequivalence study against the reference product decide registration. Ask whether a study exists, against which reference product, and who owns it.
Dossier ownership
A manufacturer's ready CTD or ACTD dossier is fastest. Check whether it is licensed to you per country, or sold outright, and what happens if you change manufacturer.
Packing lines
Alu-Alu blisters for moisture-sensitive products, child-resistant packs for some markets, bottles with desiccant, and tubes for effervescent tablets. Confirm the line exists in-house.
Effervescent tablets need a different plant setup
| Standard tablets | Effervescent tablets | |
|---|---|---|
| How they work | Swallowed whole, chewed or dispersed | Dissolved in water first; an acid and a carbonate react and release carbon dioxide |
| Production rooms | Normal controlled humidity | Very low humidity throughout granulation, compression and packing, because moisture starts the reaction early |
| Packing | Blister, strip or bottle | Moisture-proof tubes with a desiccant cap, or aluminium foil strips |
| Typical products | Most prescription and OTC medicines | Vitamin C, calcium and vitamin D, zinc, electrolytes, paracetamol, aspirin, acetylcysteine |
| Label points | Usual | Sodium content per tablet, which matters for patients on a low-salt diet |
Only some Indian plants run dedicated low-humidity effervescent suites. If your product is effervescent, that is the first filter we apply.
How it works with PharmaTradz
You send the product, tablet type, market and volume.
Two or three plants that already make that tablet type, with their approvals and country of manufacture. Manufacturer names under a confidential disclosure agreement when the requirement is firm.
Samples of an existing product, or development batches, dissolution work and stability for a new one.
Your brand and artwork, and the dossier for your market. Regulated markets need registration, and often a bioequivalence study, before supply.
Production, release with a batch-wise CoA, and third-party pre-shipment inspection if you want it.
Scheduled batches against your forecast with the same site and documents.
Problems we see most often
Dissolution failures in stability
The tablet passes at release but slows down after months in a hot, humid market. Ask for zone IVb (30°C/75% RH) stability data on the pack you will actually use.
Effervescent tablets that swell or fizz in the tube
Moisture got in during production or through the pack. Check the plant's humidity records and the tube and desiccant specification.
A dossier that does not match the product
The registered formula, site or pack differs from what is being made. Compare the dossier with the current batch record before you file.
Have a tablet product in mind?
Send the molecule, tablet type, market and annual volume. We will tell you which manufacturers fit and what documents they hold.
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