CADRAT

Centre for Advanced Drug Research and Testing (CADRAT)

The Center for Advanced Drug Research and Testing (CADRAT), under the aegis of J.S.S. Consultancy Trust, is functioning in the college to make effective use of the expertise and facilities available with the institution to the Government, public and private bodies in pursuit of advancement of pharmaceutical sciences and research.

Approvals:

  • The college has been approved by the Director of Drugs Control, Government of Tamilnadu for testing drugs and cosmetics and the raw materials used in the manufacture thereof on behalf of the latencies for manufacture and sale of drugs ans cosmetics.
  • The CADRAT has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India, Government of India for carrying out bioavailability and bioequivalence of new drugs.

Bioequivalence / Bioavailability studies

The functions of BA/BE division

  • Literature search and preparation of product profile.
  • Method development
  • Method validation protocol
  • Method validation
  • Audit
  • Method SOP
  • Analysis of clinical sample
  • Repeated analysis
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Statistical analysis
  • Report
  • Audit
  • Final report
  • Generation of chromatograms

Apart from BE studies, CADRAT also undertake the following projects

  • Analytical Development
  • Formulation Development
  • Pharmacological And Toxicological Studies
  • Clinical Trials

Functions of Drug testing laboratory

  • Receive samples
  • Distribution
  • Work sheet
  • Method of analysis
  • Generation of chromatograms
  • Report
  • Verification
  • Final report

Drug Quality Testing Laboratory

The laboratory has been functioning since 1995, the laboratory is approved for testing drugs for both pre and post marketing by,

  • Tamilnadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC), Government of Tamil Nadu.
  • Andhra Pradesh Heatlh, Medical, Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation (APHMHIDC), Government of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Quality Consultancy Services (QCS) on behalf of Government of Nigeria.
  • Kerala medical services corporation limited(KMSCL), Government of Kerala

Both DTL and CADRAT are accredited by ISO 9001-2000 for Testing and analysis of Drugs by TUV-SUD.

 

CADRAT and DTL has got ISO ACCREDITITON since 24.04.2008 from TUV-SUD South Asia.  As a part of QMS of 9001-2000 TUV-SUD auditors (consist of 3members- 1 Lead auditor, 1 Auditor and 1 Expert) audited the Facilities, records and documents of CADRAT and DTL of JSSCP, Ooty on 05.08.09 for the surveillance.  TUV-SUD South Asia auditors have given the audit report as "MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATE IS RECOMMENDED".

 

J.S.K. NAGARAJAN, HEAD- DRUGS TESTING LABORATORY, JSSCP, OOTY.

A.R. SRIVIDHYA, INTERNAL AUDITOR, DTL, JSSCP, OOTY.