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Basic cleaning and sanitation practices in Pharmaceuticals

GMPSOP

Sometimes, pharmaceutical manufacturers employ surface profilometry to assess the roughness of stainless-steel equipment. We have categorized four types of sanitizing agents commonly used in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Chemicals may cause adverse reactions in people if they are continuously exposed to them.

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GMP cleaning and sanitation practices in pharmaceuticals

GMPSOP

Sometimes, pharmaceutical manufacturers employ surface profilometry to assess the roughness of stainless-steel equipment. We have categorized four types of sanitizing agents commonly used in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Chemicals may cause adverse reactions in people if they are continuously exposed to them.

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World Standards Day: Recognizing How Standards Enable a Strong Medicines Supply Chain

Quality Matters

In a 2019 report on drug shortages, the FDA found that 62% of drug shortages occur because of quality issues in manufacturing. Quality issues in pharmaceutical manufacturing can arise in many ways. USP is applying its knowledge in medicine standards to new solutions to make the supply chain more resilient.