Testing and Validation of Various Antacids for Class 1 and 2A Elemental Impurities in Pharmaceutical Products Following ICH Q3D and USP <232>/<233> Using the NexION 2000 ICP-MS
contributed by Perkin Elmer |
Introduction
The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) has announced that its new standards for elemental impurities in drug products will be implemented on January 1, 2018. General Chapters <232> and <2232> specify the list of elements and their permissible daily exposure (PDE) limits based on the route of administration1. USP has now harmonized the list of elemental impurities, as well as their PDEs, with the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) Q3D Step 4 document2. In June 2016, the FDA issued guidance on elemental impurities covering ICH Q3D in drug products3.
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