Sampling in pharmaceutical manufacturing — Many opportunities to improve today’s practice through the Theory of Sampling (TOS)

Rodolfo J. Romañach and Kim H. Esbensen

DOI: 10.1255/tosf.37

Abstract

This overview discusses sampling at different stages of pharmaceutical manufacturing—and why. The pharmaceutical industry primarily uses grab sampling. In spite of the need to know exactly the status of pharmaceutical processes and products, there are only a very few pharmaceutical applications where principles in TOS has been applied so far and representative sampling solutions are consequently often lacking. But this translates into many opportunities to improve pharmaceutical manufacturing. The authors have embarked on a large-scale programme to introduce proper sampling approaches within this important industry sector

Published in Issue 4 · 2015

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Romañach, R. J. & Esbensen, K. H. (2015). Sampling in pharmaceutical manufacturing — Many opportunities to improve today’s practice through the Theory of Sampling (TOS). TOS forum, 2015(4), 5-9. https://doi.org/10.1255/tosf.37

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