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Regulatory Aspects of Impurities in Biological Products - IIR

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Process-Related Impurity Decision Tree and<br />

Specifications Inspired by Q6B<br />

Heather Simmerman <strong>of</strong> Amgen first suggested a<br />

decision tree format at the CMC Strategy Forum,<br />

July 2004<br />

Basis <strong>in</strong> Q6B<br />

Identify Impurity<br />

Develop a suitable assay to measure the impurity<br />

Assess the safety risk <strong>of</strong> the impurity<br />

Understand the capability <strong>of</strong> the process to control the<br />

impurity<br />

Set mean<strong>in</strong>gful specifications from the understand<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>of</strong> critical process parameters that produce a product<br />

with appropriate impurity characteristics

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