Problem-solving expertise
Due to the impact on patient safety, particles are a regulatory concern and a focal point of the pharmaceutical industry. West analytical services team provides services such as USP <787>, <788> and <789>, and <790> testing with the ability of counting and sizing sub-visible and visible particulate using technologies such as Light Obscuration (LO), microscopy and light microscopy/image analysis (LM/IA) for automated particle detection. The Analytical Services Particle Lab also collaborates with the West Scientific Insights Lab, an R&D laboratory which has the capability of performing cutting edge techniques such as Resonance Mass Measurement which is capable of sizing and counting sub-micron particles in the size range of 300 nm to 2 mm. With West’s Analytical Services Particle Lab’s intimate understanding of particle sources related to packaging and delivery systems such as drug precipitates, glass, fibers and solvent impurities, and can develop robust studies to meet your specific needs.
West’s Particle Lab offers problem-solving expertise and the capability to isolate size, count and identify particulate from 5 µm to visible particles > 100 µm. This is especially important as West understands the components and devices utilized in combination products that allow for drug product differentiation and ease of use for at-home care.
West Services and Solutions, LLC, a subsidiary of West, manages and performs the tests described above.