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This article discusses the retiring of Ph. Eur. and USP heavy metal assays as well as a means of updating related specifications with minimal regulatory burden.
Andrew Teasdale, PhD, is a Principle Scientist at AstraZeneca.

Pharmaceutical Technology's In the Lab eNewsletter
This article discusses the retiring of Ph. Eur. and USP heavy metal assays as well as a means of updating related specifications with minimal regulatory burden.

The authors support the retiring of Ph. Eur. and USP heavy metal assays and propose a means of updating related specifications with minimal regulatory burden.

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