THE ANALYTICAL SCIENCE AND REGULATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING
in association with
the Pharmaceutical Analytical Sciences Group
Thursday 3 December 2009
at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, London
Packaging plays a critical role in the presentation, distribution and protection of drug products, as well as for patient convenience and compliance. Higher regulatory and quality controls are required for pharmaceutical packaging, especially for products such as those administered by the intravenous or inhaled routes which not only rely on packaging for product integrity or functionality but present a greater risk to patients from packaging leachables.
A good understanding of packaging effects can also lead to reductions in stability testing requirements and to longer shelf lives.
This symposium examined the current regulatory landscape for pharmaceutical packaging and the analytical strategies to assess the quality, safety and efficacy of product packaging.
