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Ich q11 drug substance guideline has gained global approval Full Text
Pharmaceutical Technology, 06/08/2012
ICH Q11, the anticipated guideline from the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH), titled Development and Manufacture of Drug Substances, has achieved international consensus. Q11 has been one of the fastest guidelines to move through the ICH harmonization process. Q11 was published as a draft in May 2011, and reached Step 4 this month, which means that the ICH steering committee members (representing regulatory and trade organizations in the US, Europe, and Japan), have reached scientific consensus and signed the guideline. At this point, each of the region’s regulatory agencies, including FDA, will publish the guideline as official guidance within their appropriate regions and implementation will begin.
