article26 April 2018 | By Johannes Reich, Josh Eaton, Marsha Steed
Pyrogen testing of drug products for parenteral administration is a mandatory task. Regulatory authorities require that each batch of drug product is pyrogen-free. Historically, the rabbit pyrogen test (RPT) was the required test but in most cases can be replaced by the endotoxin specifi c Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) test.
