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There are significant interpretational differences between the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s guidance on active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) starting materials. In this article, Dave Elder explores the ambiguity in guidance from both agencies and addresses why industry struggles to identify and justify starting materials…
Within this issue is an analysis of the impacts that low temperature can have on protein aggregation, a discussion on maintaining the safety and quality of medicines when delivered using drones and an exploration of chromatographic techniques used to identify impurities in radiopharmaceuticals. Other articles focus on regulatory non-compliance, excipients…
In this supplement: Real-time PCR detection of Staphylococcus aureus in pharmaceutical products contaminated with mixed bacterial cultures, and an ICH Q3C(R5) elemental impurities update.
Provides Drug Manufacturers with Extensive Test Results for Tubing Comparison...
Butterworth Laboratories provides analytical chemistry services to the global pharmaceutical and related industries. Established over 40 years ago, the company specialises in raw materials analysis and regularly supports seven of the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies by sales.
In this guide to ingredients, two leading companies involved in testing and analysis explain how their service offering meets current industry needs...
A thorough understanding and control of extractables and leachables in liquid and semi-solid products has long been a regulatory requirement.1,2 Regulatory guidelines require that product contact surfaces are “not reactive, additive or absorptive”.3
In this paper, PerkinElmer present data to illustrate the successful validation of the NexION® 2000 ICP Mass Spectrometer for the determination of Class 1 and 2A elemental impurities in antacids according to USP General Chapter ...
In this Ingredients In-Depth Focus: Excipient quality and supplier interchangeability; Interpreting ICH’s evolving residual solvents guideline; Q&A with Meggle...
Globalisation has facilitated greater international harmonisation and standardisation of quality standards, which in turn has impacted on pharmacopoeias1. Historically, general chapters were developed based on input from local regions with little concern for global consequences. This often led to the development of similar, but unidentical tests, for example, Residue on…
29 February 2016 | By Phil Borman, Simon Bate and Keith Freebairn, GlaxoSmithKline
Skip testing is a process employed to reduce the analytical drugs testing burden and lends itself to processes with high frequency batch production. Rather than test all batches within a given interval, pre-selected batches are assessed and the other batches ‘skipped’. This reduction is justified as it is shown that…
One of the principle objectives of the Internal Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) initiatives was to introduce harmonised approaches, prevent duplication and eliminate wasteful and unnecessary testing. Although good progress was made initially, there was evidence that certain countries, regions and trans-national organisations were unhappy with some of the proposed harmonised…
23 December 2014 | By Dr Tim Sandle, Bio Products Laboratory
This article surveys some of the recent developments in regulatory requirements and standards that have taken place during the past 12 months, highlighting those aspects that are of relevance to pharmaceutical microbiology...
An effective quality risk management (QRM) process ensures proactive identification and control of potential issues that may arise during development and commercialisation. Where quality is defined as the degree to which a set of intrinsic properties of a drug product, its underpinning manufacturing process, and any supporting processes fulfils the…
3 July 2014 | By José Menezes, Institute of Biotechnology and Bioenginerring, IST, Universidade de Lisboa / Francisca Gouveia and Pedro Felizardo, 4Tune Engineering Ltd
Pharma and BioPharma industries are aware of the impact of production processes on sustainability of business operations. To improve performance, companies have recognised that it is necessary to better understand the drivers of both costs and revenues and the actions that can be put in place to address them.
