Module 9 2021

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Measurements in Bioassays

• Freeze drying – reduce water content (<1%) • Heat sealed glass ampoules – prevent gas exchange, moisture entry, reaction with stopper • Filled with inert gas – stop oxidation • Stored in -20 o C in the dark

USB 1032 “reference can be stored at different condition to maintain integrity”

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Measurements in Bioassays

Two tier system Primary Reference and Secondary (working) Ref ICH Q7 Secondary Reference • A substance of established quality and purity, as shown by comparison to a primary reference standard, used as a reference standard for routine laboratory analysis.

• Reference bridging studies are required when moving from one batch of Working Reference to another.

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