Let's Combinate - Pharma + Medical Devices with Subhi Saadeh1 Juli

244 - 5 Critical Quality Differences Between Drugs and Devices

Download the free Drug vs. Device Quality comparison guide here: https://letscombinate.kit.com/216fbfc6c2

In this Let’s Combinate episode, Subhi explains why drug and device quality are not the same and highlights five key areas where they differ for combination products.

Drug quality often focuses on consistently remaking the product that was proven clinically, using critical quality attributes, specifications, analytical methods, stability, process validation, and batch release.

Device quality emphasizes design robustness and intended use through design controls and product realization, from user needs and design inputs to validation and design transfer.

This episode covers five major differences:

Quality philosophy and evidence

Development approach

Risk management

Regulatory submission focus

Lifecycle management and change control

The goal is not to force one system onto the other. The goal is to understand the differences early enough to intentionally integrate drug and device quality across development, manufacturing, regulatory strategy, and lifecycle management.

Chapters

00:00 Drugs vs. Devices: Why Quality Differs

00:20 Intro and Practical Guide

00:50 Quality Philosophy and Evidence

02:27 Development Approach Differences

03:56 Risk Management Mindsets

05:48 Regulatory Submission Focus

06:23 Lifecycle and Change Control

08:03 Summary and Next Steps

Subhi Saadeh is a quality professional, consultant, auditor, and trainer who specializes in drug-device combination products, medical devices, pharmaceutical quality systems, supplier quality, and lifecycle management. Through Let’s Combinate, he helps pharmaceutical and medical device teams bridge the gap between drug and device quality, regulatory expectations, and practical execution.

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