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DRUG REGISTRATION GUIDANCE DOCUMENT (DRGD) - BPFK

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Drug Registration Guidance Document (<strong>DRGD</strong>)finished product has been tested for microcystin-LR using an acceptablemethod;ii) For products containing Red Yeast Rice (Monascus purpureus),applicants shall provide certificates of analysis (for both raw material andfinished product) showing the Monacolin-K content. The Monacolin-Kconsumed shall not exceed 10 mg per day.2.5.4 LIMIT TEST FOR HEAVY METALSLimit for heavy metals:i) Lead : NMT 10.0 mg/kg or 10.0 mg/litre (10.0ppm)ii) Arsenic : NMT 5.0 mg/kg or 5.0 mg/litre (5.0ppm)iii) Mercury : NMT 0.5 mg/kg or 0.5 mg/litre (0.5ppm)iv) Cadmium : NMT 0.3 mg/kg or 0.3 mg/litre (0.3ppm)2.5.5 DISINTEGRATION TESTDisintegration time for tablets, capsules and pillsi) Uncoated tablets : NMT30 minutesii) Film-coated tablets : NMT 30 minutesiii) Sugar-coated tablets : NMT 60 minutesiv)Enteric-coatedtablets: Does not disintegrate for 120 minutes in acidsolution but to disintegrate within 60 minutes inbuffer solutionv) Capsules : NMT 30 minutesvi) Pills : NMT 120 minutesNational Pharmaceutical Control Bureau (NPCB)First Edition, January 2013 Page | 266

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