US FDA Urged To Stop Slowing Approvals By Seeking Metals Data From Suppliers

Excipient suppliers complain about agency requests for elemental impurities data that go beyond ICH and USP requirements and delay approvals.

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IPEC Official Says the FDA is Requesting Unreasonable Amount Of Excipient Data

The US Food and Drug Administration is going overboard with unwarranted requests that excipient and drug substance manufacturers test their materials for elemental impurities, according to a leading figure in the pharmaceutical excipients sector.

The International Council on Harmonisation’s Q3D guideline on elemental impurities only specifies that the drug product manufacturer submit this information, not suppliers, said Priscilla Zawislak,

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