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Content Uniformity and # samples to pull during PV of clear solution

  • 1.  Content Uniformity and # samples to pull during PV of clear solution

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    Posted 02-06-2024 12:32
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    Venturing in to my first injectable PV, which is a clear solution, in a multi-use vial.

    Wonder if anyone can share references to guidelines.

    I have USP<71> that shows # samples to pull, but is there a need to perform CU?

    Solution is made in a large vat before being vialled, so the assumption is that it's already homogenous.  I found literature on tables and creams and semi-solids where it makes sense to do CU.

    How do we go about pulling samples for PV homogeneity?

    I couldn't find any specific suggestions, so would samples from beginning, middle, end of the batch be acceptable?

    Or is there a specified approach?

    Where this is a multi-use vial, is performing punctured vial stability a requirement?

    Thanks in advance for your comments/suggestions.