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10/07/10
Location:
USP Headquarters
Rockville, MD

Analysis of Elemental Impurities

Course Title:

Analysis of Elemental Impurities

Course Description:

This course will cover method selection and validation for analysis of elemental impurities in pharmaceutical materials currently being tested using USP General Chapter Heavy Metals <231>. The course addresses the elements and limits proposed in the current draft general chapter <232> Elemental Impurities, with an emphasis on ICP and ICP-MS analyses consistent with USP general chapter Plasma Spectrochemistry <730> and the default methodology proposed in draft general chapter <233> Elemental Impurities - Procedures.

Who Should Attend:

Analytical chemists, QC managers, QA managers, compliance managers, lab managers, production mangers and any individual in the pharmaceutical industry with an interest in the application of ICP and ICP-MS to the analysis of metals in API’s, excipients, and drug products.

Duration:

1/2 Day

Learning Objectives:

Understand the scope and context of USP’s proposed new chapters on elemental impurities
Develop an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of ICP-OES and ICP-MS
Develop an understanding of elemental impurity method development and validation

Contact Information:

pharmed@usp.org

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Analysis of Elemental Impurities Course Information Sheet