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Excipients often play a critical role in the manufacture of bio/pharmaceuticals and in the formulation of small molecule and biotherapeutic products as well as, enabling delivery of medicines to the patients who need them. Companies that manufacture, distribute and use excipients must meet appropriate quality and regulatory requirements. The General Notices of the United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary (USP-NF), states: Official substances are prepared according to recognized principles of good manufacturing practice and from ingredients complying with specifications designed to ensure that the resultant substances meet the requirements of the compendial monographs. Compliance with compendial requirements is a legal and regulatory requirement in those countries in which a pharmacopoeia is specified. While there is good awareness of compendial requirements for drug products and APIs, there is less understanding by excipient manufacturers related to confirmation the excipient meets the pharmacopoeia monograph.
This comprehensive 12-hour, accredited ON DEMAND course has been developed and is presented through the joint efforts of the International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council (IPEC) and the Cobblestone eias, with an emphasis on the USP-NF and Ph. Eur. With the IPEC-Americas/Cobblestone collaboration, a global perspective which touches on other the pharmacopoeias, with an emphasis on the USP-NF and Ph. Eur. A global perspective which touches on other pharmacopeias is presented. Details of the content, organization and use of the pharmacopoeias are covered, along with regulatory considerations for excipients. The course reviews practical examples of compliance with compendial requirements, as published by pharmacopoeias. In addition, there is exploration of the development and revision processes for compendial monographs with real-life case studies, along with a review of efforts toward compendial harmonization by IPEC, the Pharmacopoeial Discussion Group (PDG), and the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH). The course concludes with an exploration of approaches to compendial surveillance, opportunities for advocacy, and ultimately, compliance with the requirements in the pharmacopoeias.
The course will assist the global bio/pharmaceutical industry, including innovator, generic, biotechnology, Contract Manufacturer, and consumer-car,Excipients often play a critical role in the manufacture of bio/pharmaceuticals and in the formulation of small molecule and biotherapeutic products as well as, enabling delivery of medicines to the patients who need them. Companies that manufacture, distribute and use excipients must meet appropriate quality and regulatory requirements. The General Notices of the United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary (USP-NF), states: Official substances are prepared according to recognized principles of good manufacturing practice and from ingredients complying with specifications designed to ensure that the resultant substances meet the requirements of the compendial monographs. Compliance with compendial requirements is a legal and regulatory requirement in those countries in which a pharmacopoeia is specified. While there is good awareness of compendial requirements for drug products and APIs, there is less understanding by excipient manufacturers related to confirmation the excipient meets the pharmacopoeia monograph.
This comprehensive 12-hour, accredited course has been developed and is presented through the joint efforts of the International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council (IPEC) and the Cobblestone . The training includes an introduction to the pharmacopoeias, with an emphasis on the USP-NF and Ph. Eur. With the IPEC-Americas/Cobblestone collaboration, a global perspective which touches on other the pharmacopoeias, with an emphasis on the USP-NF and Ph. Eur. A global perspective which touches on other pharmacopeias is presented. Details of the content, organization and use of the pharmacopoeias are covered, along with regulatory considerations for excipients.
The course reviews practical examples of compliance with compendial requirements, as published by pharmacopoeias. In addition, there is exploration of the development and revision processes for compendial monographs with real-life case studies, along with a review of efforts toward compendial harmonization by IPEC, the Pharmacopoeial Discussion Group (PDG), and the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH). The course concludes with an exploration of approaches to compendial surveillance, opportunities for advocacy, and ultimately, compliance with the requirements in the pharmacopoeias.
The course will assist the global bio/pharmaceutical industry, including innovator, generic, biotechnology, Contract Manufacturer, and consumer-car
This course is intended for those responsible for ensuring compliance of excipients with the pharmacopoeias and regulatory
authorities and is applicable to pharmaceutical and excipient manufacturers and excipient distributors within the OTC, generic,
innovator, biotechnology, consumer-care, and related industries. This course will benefit individuals in:
– Compendial affairs
– Regulatory affairs/CMC
– Quality assurance/Quality Control
– Analytical Chemistry
– R&D/product development/Formulation/Method development
– Product management/marketing
Co-sponsored by IPEC-Americas and The Cobblestone; partners in training and education (T&E).
IPEC is the industry association that develops, implements, and promotes global use of appropriate quality, safety, and
functionality standards for pharmaceutical excipients and excipient delivery systems. IPEC-Americas, along with our
counterparts around the world, serves as the primary international resource on excipients for its members, governments, and
public audiences.
IPEC member? Please contact
ipecamer@ipecamericas.org for special member rate and details.
Irwin Silverstein, Ph.D.
Consultant to the pharmaceutical industry, Excipient Guidelines and Standards Expert
Irwin Silverstein has been a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry since 2000. His career included 17 years as the head of corporate quality for ISP, a specialty chemical manufacturer that produced excipients and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients. Since leaving ISP, he works as a consultant. He has been a subcontractor to a consulting firm hired as expert consultants by pharmaceutical firms in consent decree with FDA. Currently, he has continued to work with the International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council of the Americas (IPEC) since their founding in 1991and has been involved in the development of excipient GMPs and related guidelines. He is on the NSF Standards Writing Committee that developed the NSF/IPEC/ANSI 363 Good Manufacturing Practices for Pharmaceutical Excipients ANSI standard. He is also the chair of the IPEC Learning Lab with responsibility for development of workshops, webinars and eLearning.
Joseph A. Albanese, Ph.D.
Managing Director of Albanese Consulting, LLC
Joe Albanese, Owner and Managing Director of Albanese Consulting LLC, which he formed after more than 29 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He recently retired from Janssen Pharmaceuticals (part of Johnson and Johnson) where he held positions in R&D, Supply Chain, and Quality in both Small Molecule and Biotherapeutics development and manufacturing. As part of his duties, he was responsible for the compendial vigilance process for all Janssen products ensuring compliance with all major global and national pharmacopoeias. He actively served in industry working groups such as the PhRMA Limited Duration Key Issues Team for compendial issues with USP, the EFPIA Biotherapeutics subteam for the elaboration of biotherapeutic compendial standards, and was a member of the USP General Notices Project Team. He is currently active in the industry trade organizations NJPQCA, Midwest Compendial Discussion group and PDA that influence global health and compendial authorities. He recently co-authored a comprehensive 12-part series of articles, with J. Mark Wiggins, on compendial compliance that were published in Pharmaceutical Technology and BioPharm International.