Four JP Drafts Related to Chromatography Published for Public Comments

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Monday, 29 September 2025 14.00 - 17.00 h
The Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) has published four Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP) drafts of General Tests and General Information related to Chromatography.
The following documents have been published:
- Draft of new General Test “<2.00> Chromatography”
- Draft of revised General Test “<2.01> Liquid Chromatography”
- Draft of revised General Test “<2.02> Gas Chromatography”
- Draft of new General Information “<G1-5-181> Control Strategies and Change Control Concepts at Each Stage of Chromatography Lifecycle” (Change Control in Lifecycle of Chromatography)
The four draft documents are available as a PDF file on the PMDA's website. The PMDA also published a Briefing Note in which the key points of these four drafts are summarised.
Comments can be submitted until November 30, 2021. For this purpose, a form for comments has to be downloaded and sent by e-mail after it has been filled in.
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