EMA, PIC/S to Revise Annex 1 Sterile Manufacturing Guidelines; PDA Offers Detailed Advice

International authorities and global manufacturers are embracing the opportunity for a more scientific, risk-based approach to sterile manufacturing. The hard part will be agreeing on just what that is.

The first comprehensive revision of international sterile manufacturing guidelines will embrace the latest science- and risk-based thinking, and may drive new spending on contamination prevention measures such as restricted access barriers and isolators.

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