The PharmTech team focused on its coverage of AAPS PharmSci 360 this week, conducting interviews with experts on a range of topics including formulation platforms, AI, amorphous solid dispersions, and animal studies.
|Articles|June 16, 2023
The challenge to designing a Microbial Challenge Study
Author(s)Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing
Microbial challenge studies are non-compendial studies that evaluate the microbial growth potential of a product to determine safe holding time, storage conditions, and effectiveness of preservatives. These studies are often performed on sterile, non-preserved drug products that are prepared and/or penetrated for the purpose of final product preparation and are often held for a period of time before administration to the patient.
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