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Parametric Release of Moist Heat Sterilized Products: History and Current State

Michael J. Sadowski and Stephen E. Langille
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology November 2022, 76 (6) 527-536; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2022.012740
Michael J. Sadowski
1Baxter Healthcare, Round Lake, IL 60073; and
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    • Abstract
    • I. Introduction
    • II. Definition and Origin of the Product Sterility Test
    • III. Limitations and Shortcomings of the Product Test for Sterility
    • IV. Case Study — Overreliance on Viability/Test for Sterility Results to Disposition Irradiated Anthrax Spores
    • V. There Must Be a Better Approach — the History of the Parametric Release for Drug Products Terminally Sterilized with Moist Heat in the United States
    • VI. Global Definitions of Parametric Release
    • VII. Current Global Regulatory Status of Parametric Release
    • VIII. Current State of Parametric Release—Summarized Results from PAT Moist Heat 2020 Survey
    • IX. Use of Risk Assessment to Support Parametric Release Programs
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