Examples of NIR based real time release in tablet manufacturing

Real time release (RTR) of products is a new paradigm in the pharmaceutical industry. An RTR system assures that when the last manufacturing step is passed all the final release criteria are met. Various types of models can be used within the RTR framework. For each RTR system, the monitoring capability, control capability and RTR capability need to be tested. This paper presents some practical examples within the RTR framework using near-infrared and process data obtained from a tablet manufacturing process. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.