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8307808 
Journal Article 
Impurities and its importance in pharmacy 
Prabu, SL; Suriyaprakash, TNK 
2010 
3 
2 
66-71 
English 
The current practice of characterization and control of impurities in pharmaceutical substances and products are reviewed with emphasis on issues specific to the active pharmaceutical ingredient and pharmaceutical formulations. The control of pharmaceutical impurities in the pharmaceutical industry is an important task to the formulator. The International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) has formulated a workable guideline regarding the control of impurities in pharmaceutical drug substance as well as formulations. In this review article, impurities, its different types and origin of impurities have been discussed briefly. 
ICH; Impurities; Pharmaceutical products; Pharmaceutical substance