By Myke Scoggins
The goal of every pharmaceutical developer is to create quality products which generate consumer satisfaction, require low cost, and have low risk. Quality starts from the moment of conception of an idea and continues throughout production. Before arrival of the Quality by Design (QbD) process, quality was often tested after the design was completed, but, following adoption and promotion of the process by the Food and Drug Administration, QbD has become an increasingly popular and necessary approach to pharmaceutical design and manufacturing.