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Good Cascade Impactor Practices, AIM and EDA for Orally Inhaled Products
Aerodynamic particle size characteristics of orally inhaled products (OIPs) are critical to their performance. Testing based on cascade impaction has been the primary tool used to characterize this critical quality attribute and is a regulatory expectation for Quality Control purposes. In recent years, there have been substantial efforts directed at improving aerodynamic particle size determinations. Good Cascade Impactor Practices, AIM and EDA for Orally Inhaled Products brings together for the first time a review of best practices for performing cascade impactor testing with a thorough discussion of the recently introduced concepts of abbreviated impactor measurements (AIM) and efficient data analysis (EDA). Topics covered include: · Review of pharmacopeial methods (US and European) for assessment of aerodynamic particle size distribution (APSD) of OIPs. · ...
