USP Adds Heparin, Glycerin Tests While FDA, Army Labs Try New Test Methods
This article was originally published in The Gold Sheet
Executive Summary
New tests raise bar against adulterants, counterfeits as USP adds instrumental methods for heparin ID test and drops compromised sheep clotting assay, while revising the glycerin ID test to include a DEG limit and making overtures to FDA's incoming leadership to strengthen their partnership. Meanwhile, FDA's forensic lab gives some insight into its methods for catching drug counterfeiters, the agency's St. Louis lab explains how it found adulterants in ED supplements, and the Army shares its methods for spotting biowarfare pathogens.