Course Description: Alcohol-based hand sanitizer is an important element in infection prevention, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, when quality is compromised, it can be less effective against infection transmission and can also lead to user harm. COVID-19-related supply chain pressures have created global shortages that led to new vendors, materials, and production pathways to meet demand. These fast-paced changes have caused an emergence of quality incidents both regionally and globally. Globally, over 200 alcohol-based hand sanitizer quality incidents have been reported in 2020. Specifically, in Africa, approximately 20 alcohol-based hand sanitizer quality incidents were reported in 2020.
Presenters from USP, regulators, industry, and public health institutions discuss the global and regional quality risks and solutions when producing alcohol-based hand sanitizer, including:
- Global quality challenges and public health impact of alcohol-based hand sanitizers from import/export regulations to clinical perspectives on the frontline treating consequences from subquality products
- Regional regulatory and public health strategies to increase trust in alcohol-based hand sanitizers
- Standards, current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), and mitigation strategies for the production (including ingredients such as alcohol), labeling, packaging, storage, transportation, and distribution of alcohol-based hand sanitizer
- Ingredient verification services to help ensure the quality of the ingredients used in alcohol-based hand sanitizer as well as assist with the qualification of ingredient suppliers
- Manufacturing perspectives and best practices from industry peers’ sharing insights on quality in action
Who should attend:
- Manufacturers with alcohol-based hand sanitizers as part of their production portfolio
- Regulatory agencies who support alcohol-based hand sanitizer manufacturers
- Other interested industry groups