Category: Lab Notes: Pharmaceutical Industry
ICH Q7
ICH Q7, titled Good Manufacturing Practice Guide for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, is a globally harmonized guideline developed by the International…
Regulatory Guidelines for Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs)
Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) are a class of innovative medical products that include gene therapy, somatic cell therapy, and…
Amiodarone
Amiodarone is a potent antiarrhythmic medication widely used for the treatment and prevention of a variety of serious cardiac arrhythmias,…
Viral Load Testing
Viral load testing is a molecular diagnostic technique used to quantify the amount of viral genetic material—either RNA or DNA—present…
Senolytic
Senolytics are a class of therapeutic agents designed to selectively eliminate senescent cells, which are cells that have permanently exited…
Cyclotron
A cyclotron is a type of particle accelerator that uses a combination of a static magnetic field and a rapidly…
Fluorodeoxyglucose
Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is a radiolabeled glucose analog widely used in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to visualize and measure tissue…
Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) is a nuclear medicine imaging technique that provides three-dimensional (3D) functional information about organs and…
Nuclear Medicine Imaging
Nuclear medicine imaging is a specialized area of medical imaging that uses small amounts of radioactive materials, known as radiopharmaceuticals,…
Radiopharmaceutical
Radiopharmaceuticals are specialized compounds that combine a radioactive isotope (radionuclide) with a pharmaceutical agent, designed for use in diagnostic imaging,…
Sodium Cromoglycate
Sodium cromoglycate (also known as cromolyn sodium) is a mast cell stabilizer medication used primarily to prevent allergic reactions and…
Sodium Valproate
Sodium valproate is a widely used anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing medication primarily employed in the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and…
Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole sodium is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) used to reduce gastric acid production in the treatment of various acid-related…
Diclofenac Sodium
Diclofenac sodium is a widely used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that exhibits potent analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic properties. It belongs…
Biomarkers in Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes mellitus, a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia, relies heavily on biomarkers for diagnosis, monitoring, and management. Biomarkers are…