Day 1 - US Pharmacopeial Convention
Day 1 - US Pharmacopeial Convention
Day 1 - US Pharmacopeial Convention
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EMERGING ISSUES<br />
•INCREASING LEVEL OF CONCERN FOR<br />
SENSITIVE SUB-POPULATIONS AT LOW DOSE<br />
METAL EXPOSURE LEVELS<br />
•IMPORTATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL /<br />
HERBAL MEDICAL PRODUCTS WITH FEED<br />
STOCKS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES<br />
•NEW PRODUCT LINES WITH UNKNOWN<br />
PROPERTIES AND POTENTIAL CONTAMINANTS<br />
(EG (EG. HERBAL - BASED NANOMATERIALS)<br />
•NEED FOR RAPID COST- EFFECTIVE<br />
SCREENING SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF DETECTING<br />
CONTAMINATING METALLICS IN HEALTH –<br />
CARE PRODUCTS<br />
SUMMARY AND CONCL<strong>US</strong>IONS<br />
*MOA TOXICOLOGY DATA / RISK ASSESSMENTS HAVE<br />
INCREASED AWARENESS OF POTENTIAL METAL/METALLOID<br />
TOXICITIES AT LOW DOSE LEVELS<br />
*INCREASED CONCERN FOR EXPOSURES OF SENSITIVE SUB-<br />
POPULATIONS TO METALLICS AND METALLIC MIXTURES IN<br />
NEW FORMS (EG. NANOMATERIALS)<br />
*GLOBALIZATION HAS RESULTED IN NEW SOURCES AND<br />
SOMETIMES UNTESTED SOURCES OF FEED STOCKS FOR<br />
HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS<br />
*MODERN/HIGHTHROUGH PUT SCIENTIFIC<br />
* MODERN / HIGH THROUGH –PUT SCIENTIFIC<br />
APPROACHES FOR SCREENING HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS<br />
FOR METALLIC CONTAMINANTS ARE INCREASINGLY<br />
AVAILABLE<br />
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