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BASF Adopts Quality Standards for Pharmaceutical Excipients
Posted on 2008-06-19 15:44:00
BASF's site in Geismar, Louisiana/USA is one of the first in the world to meet the strict quality standards of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) for the production of pharmaceutical excipients. Following a detailed audit, the polyvinylpyrrolidones (PVPs) made at this site were certified under the new "USP Excipient Verification Program". PVP is sold throughout the world by BASF under the trade name Kollidon® and is used in the pharmaceutical industry primarily as a binder for tablets. The active ingredient PVP-Iodine, a highly efficient and very compatible disinfectant which is also produced in Geismar, also satisfies the USP requirements and has been certified successfully.
Up until now, the production of pharmaceutical excipients has not been subject to the same strict guidelines as active ingredients. BASF is committing itself, voluntarily, to complying with the requirements of current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP for short) with regard to the manufacture of excipients.
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