Download or read book WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2024-04-26 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations works towards clear, independent and practical standards and guidelines for the quality assurance of medicines and provision of global regulatory tools. The Expert Committee develops standards through worldwide consultation and an international consensus-building process. The following new guidance texts were adopted and recommended for use: WHO good manufacturing practices for excipients used in pharmaceutical products (revision); IAEA/WHO good manufacturing practices for in-house cold kits for radiopharmaceutical preparations (new); WHO good practices for pharmaceutical quality control laboratories (revision); WHO/UNFPA female condom generic specification (new); WHO Biowaiver List: proposal to waive in vivo bioequivalence requirements for WHO Model List of Essential Medicines immediate-release (updated), solid oral dosage forms; WHO guideline on Biopharmaceutics Classification System-based biowaivers (revision); and Multisource (generic) pharmaceutical products: guidelines on registration requirements to establish interchangeability (republished). All of the above are included in this report and recommended for implementation.