Parenteral Drug Association
The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) is dedicated to connecting people, science, and regulation in the pharmaceutical industry. It offers a wide range of resources, events, training, and publications to support professionals in the field of parenteral and sterile manufacturing, quality, and regulatory affairs. PDA aims to advance science and regulation to improve patient safety and product quality.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Parenteral Drug Association
Products
PDA Technical Reports (catalog)
A catalog of technical reports covering manufacturing science, quality, microbiology, and regulatory topics.
Environmental Monitoring: A Comprehensive Handbook, Volume 9
Handbook covering methods, program design, and best practices for environmental monitoring in pharmaceutical facilities.
Standard Practice for Quality Risk Management of Aseptic Processes (PDA/ANSI Standard 03-2025)
Standard practice providing a framework and recommendations for applying quality risk management to aseptic processes.
Points to Consider: Plasmids and Vectors for ATMP Production
Guidance document addressing development, classification, manufacture, control, and testing of plasmids and vectors used in ATMP production.
PDA Technical Reports (catalog)
A catalog of technical reports covering manufacturing science, quality, microbiology, and regulatory topics.
Environmental Monitoring: A Comprehensive Handbook, Volume 9
Handbook covering methods, program design, and best practices for environmental monitoring in pharmaceutical facilities.
Standard Practice for Quality Risk Management of Aseptic Processes (PDA/ANSI Standard 03-2025)
Standard practice providing a framework and recommendations for applying quality risk management to aseptic processes.
Points to Consider: Plasmids and Vectors for ATMP Production
Guidance document addressing development, classification, manufacture, control, and testing of plasmids and vectors used in ATMP production.
Services
Organized multi-day conferences, forums, and workshops focused on manufacturing science, regulatory topics, microbiology, and device/combination product topics.
Short courses and multi-week training programs covering aseptic processing, sterilization, validation, glass primary container best practices, and cleanroom monitoring.
Creation, maintenance, and public consultation for industry standards and technical guidance documents.
Recorded and live webinars offering technical briefings, regulatory updates, and training refreshers.
Local chapter events, interest groups, and regional meetings to support practitioner networks and local knowledge exchange.
Organized multi-day conferences, forums, and workshops focused on manufacturing science, regulatory topics, microbiology, and device/combination product topics.
Short courses and multi-week training programs covering aseptic processing, sterilization, validation, glass primary container best practices, and cleanroom monitoring.
Creation, maintenance, and public consultation for industry standards and technical guidance documents.
Recorded and live webinars offering technical briefings, regulatory updates, and training refreshers.
Local chapter events, interest groups, and regional meetings to support practitioner networks and local knowledge exchange.
Expertise Areas
- Aseptic processing and sterility assurance
- Sterilization validation
- Pharmaceutical microbiology and environmental monitoring
- Quality risk management and quality culture assessment
Key Technologies
- Environmental monitoring methods
- Aseptic processing techniques
- Moist heat sterilization validation
- Quality risk management methodologies
News & Updates
A training course on aseptic processing held from June 2 to June 27, 2025, in Bethesda, MD.
A training course on glass primary containers held from June 17 to June 18, 2025, in Mainz, Germany.
An online training course on validation of moist heat sterilization processes from June 17 to June 18, 2025.
A standard guidance document released by PDA and ANSI in 2025.
A handbook on environmental monitoring available for presale.
A standard practice document for quality risk management in aseptic processes, published in 2025.
A training course on aseptic processing held from June 2 to June 27, 2025, in Bethesda, MD.
A training course on glass primary containers held from June 17 to June 18, 2025, in Mainz, Germany.
An online training course on validation of moist heat sterilization processes from June 17 to June 18, 2025.
A standard guidance document released by PDA and ANSI in 2025.
A handbook on environmental monitoring available for presale.
A standard practice document for quality risk management in aseptic processes, published in 2025.