Excipients

Excipients

Elemental Impurity Risk Assessment vs Confirmatory ICP-MS Testing: When Do You Need Both?

Elemental Impurity Risk Assessment vs Confirmatory ICP-MS Testing: When Do You Need Both?

Elemental impurities remain a critical consideration in pharmaceutical quality systems because trace metal contaminants can affect product safety, regulatory compliance, and overall product quality. To manage these risks, pharmaceutical manufacturers are expected to follow the principles outlined in ICH Q3D, which provides a risk-based framework for evaluating and controlling elemental impurities. However, one of the […]
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How Elemental Impurities Testing Supports ICH Q3D Compliance

How Elemental Impurities Testing Supports ICH Q3D Compliance

Elemental impurities may be present at trace levels, but in pharmaceutical products they can create significant safety, quality, and regulatory risk. These impurities can come from raw materials, catalysts, excipients, manufacturing equipment, container systems, or process-related contamination. That is why elemental impurities testing has become an important part of modern pharmaceutical quality control. It is […]
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