Number: 2001-049-2-700
Title: Glossary of terms used in process chemistry/manufacturing
of active pharmaceutical ingredients, and pharmaceutics
Task Group
Chairmen: Mukund
S. Chorghade and Eli
Breuer
Members: Anand Apte,
Janos Fischer,
Giovanni Gaviraghi,
Gershon Golomb, Mukund
K. Gurjar, Susan
Dana Jones, Carlos
B. Rosas, and John
Surtees
Objective:
To compile a list of terms with their definitions used in "Process
Chemistry/Manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients" and
"Pharmaceutics"; to disseminate the list to the scientific community
and to solicit uniform adoption of terms in leading scientific journals
and in scientific parlance of professionals in this field.
Description:
About 850 terms directly related to each of the fields of "Process
Chemistry/Manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients" and
"Pharmaceutics"; will be compiled and defined by this expert group
for dissemination to the scientific community. This will help achieve
a common definition base across the various publications in this field.
In addition, a more uniform use of these terms should assist in the
future construction of glossaries pertaining to this continually evolving
field's information.
Progress:
March 2004 - A draft with 190 terms is nearly completed
and has been circulated for review. The glossary will be incroporated
in the Compendium of terms associated with drug discovery and development
(project 2002-001-1-700)
December 2007 - A draft is submitted to public review comments
until 30 April 2008 > see provisional
recommendations
Last Update: 5 December 2007