PET tracer manufacturing and distribution
Making PSMA, FDG, and new tracers under drug-manufacturing rules and delivering them daily.
Overview
FDA-approved PET drugs are made under cGMP at commercial radiopharmacies (PETNET, Cardinal Health, SOFIE, Jubilant, Curium) or academic sites under ANDA/NDA. New tracers (PSMA agents from Lantheus, Telix, Novartis; FES; FAPI in trials) rely on these networks for launch reach. Kits (Illuccix, Locametz) versus centrally produced doses (Pylarify) is a business-model divide.
How it works
Automated radiosynthesis modules, cassette-based chemistry, and rapid QC (radiochemical purity, endotoxin) before release.
- Daily national coverage in the US and Europe
- Tracer approval per site
- Kit vs central-dose economics
- Limited reach in low-income countries
Dependencies
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