EMA Heeds Calls To Relax Water Quality Threshold For Active Substance Fermentation Media
Executive Summary
The European Medicines Agency’s first revision of its water quality guideline in 18 years has been updated to reflect current expectations for the minimum acceptable quality of water used in the manufacture of active drug substances and finished drug products.
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