Revised Final Guidance on Nitrosamines Offers New Recommendations for Assessment and Control
FDA Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
By John W.M. Claud — Last week, FDA revised one of its two guidances relating to nitrosamines, Control of Nitrosamine Impurities in Human Drugs. Nitrosamines are impurities that can form during drug manufacturing and are considered potentially potent carcinogens. One specific kind of nitrosamines called N-nitrosamine drug substance-related impurities, or NDSRIs, are especially vexing to FDA and to industry because they mimic the structure of the specific active pharmaceutical ingredients (API),
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