Supply Chain

Child taking cough syrup
Supply Chain
 // September 21, 2023

Ensuring Product Safety: U.S. FDA Guidance on Testing High-Risk Drug Components for D...

Excipients, or inactive ingredients, in a drug formulation are critical components, comprising up to 90% of a drug formulation by volume and serving important functions such as improving stability and increasing bioavailability for targeted drug delivery. However, with so much focus on the quality of active ingredients in the complex pharmaceutical supply chain, the quality of inactive ingredients is, at times, overlooked.
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Catherine Sheehan, DRSc., MS, MS
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Yognandan Pandya Dr. Catherine Sheehan Jenny (Tong) Liu
Child taking cough syrup
Supply Chain
 // September 21, 2023

Ensuring Product Safety: U.S. FDA Guidance on Testing High-Risk Drug Components for D...

Excipients, or inactive ingredients, in a drug formulation are critical components, comprising up to 90% of a drug formulation by volume and serving important functions such as improving stability and increasing bioavailability for targeted drug delivery. However, with so much focus on the quality of active ingredients in the complex pharmaceutical supply chain, the quality of inactive ingredients is, at times, overlooked.
Y
Catherine Sheehan, DRSc., MS, MS
J
Yognandan Pandya Dr. Catherine Sheehan Jenny (Tong) Liu