Drug Digest: Making the Grade: The Importance of Using the Correct Excipient Grade in Drug Products
In this exclusive Drug Digest video interview, Felicity Thomas, Europe/senior editor, Pharmaceutical Technology Group, interviews a panel of experts from IPEC Americas about excipient grades. During the panel session, Nigel Langley, David Schoneker, Kathy Ulman, Priscilla Zawislak, and Joseph Zeleznik go into detail about the various excipient grades and why the use of the correct grade in pharmaceutical products is important; what ‘testing up’ of an excipient grade is and if it is possible to do so for drug products; where the responsibility lies in ensuring the correct grade of excipient is used in the manufacture of a drug product; if it is possible to use non-compendial grade excipients in drugs; excipient grade considerations in academic research; the importance of FRCs in formulation development; and considerations for companies looking to change excipient provider.