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Day 1 - US Pharmacopeial Convention

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Need for testing of Metals in Pharmaceuticals<br />

• Toxicological information regarding metals has improved over the<br />

last 100+ years, leading to concerns regarding metals intake, in<br />

general<br />

• EMEA Guideline on Residues of Metal Catalysts<br />

� Only applies to metals that are part of the synthesis<br />

• Proposed changes to <strong>US</strong>P , Heavy metals<br />

� Applies to any extraneous metals, whether part of the process or<br />

inadvertently added in some way<br />

� Includes the “Big 4:” Cd, As, Pb, Hg<br />

� Ultimately applies to drug product<br />

• Compendial methods do not provide accurate or element-specific<br />

information regarding metals in pharmaceuticals<br />

� Modern instrumental techniques provide accurate, element-specific<br />

information, with much greater sensitivity<br />

Bristol Bristol-Myers Myers Squibb Company<br />

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Techniques Commonly Used for Metals<br />

Analysis<br />

• Atomic Absorption-based<br />

�� Flame AA<br />

� Graphite Furnace AA<br />

• Plasma-based<br />

� ICP-AES (ICP-OES)<br />

� ICP-MS<br />

• Wet chemistry<br />

� Hydride generation (can be combined with AA-based or plasmabbased<br />

d techniques<br />

t h i<br />

• Solid analysis techniques<br />

� XRF, LA-ICP-MS, LIBS<br />

Bristol Bristol-Myers Myers Squibb Company

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