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Press Release “The Role of Excipients in Determining Nitrosamine Risks for Drug Products”

By Tammy Kramer posted 02-28-2024 01:34 PM

  
The International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council Federation, (IPEC Federation) announces the availability of its revised position paper, “The Role of Excipients in Determining Nitrosamine Risks for Drug Products”.
This paper describes IPEC Federation’s position on the role of excipients when conducting N-nitrosamine (nitrosamine) risk assessments for drug products.

The presence of N-nitrosamines in drug products continues to be a global concern. Excipients are considered as a potential risk factor during the drug product risk assessment. The focus of this position paper is to expand on the potential contribution excipients may or may not have on the formation of nitrosamines in final drug products. The presence of nitrites and vulnerable amines in excipients are also considered.
This revision highlights the key messages associated 
with excipients and how they feature in the ongoing debates on the nitrosamines top and has been updated to reflect current perspectives.

The position paper is available for download in our library.
 
For further information contact the IPEC Federation Secretariat at:
+32 2 213 74 40 / info@ipec-federation.org
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The Federation of the International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council
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