cGMP Analytical Chemistry - QC Release

Analytical chemistry services from SGS provide you with the professional expertise and regulatory qualifications to perform the necessary raw material testing, and testing on APIs, finished products, packaging material and medical devices.

Our well-equipped, state-of-the-art laboratories offer comprehensive testing services according to the pharmacopoeia (e.g. EP, USP, BP, JP) and to your specifications. All of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies entrust their quality control and testing to SGS.

Chemical and Physico-Chemical Testing of Pharmaceuticals

• Assays and chemical tests
• UV/Vis
• IR
• AAS
• Chromatographic tests
• HPLC
• GC
• IC
• ICP-MS
• Identification of active ingredients and impurities
• Physical and physico-chemical determinations 
• pH
• Viscosity
• Melting point
• Particle size
• Osmolality and osmolarity
• Flash point
• Loss on drying
• Limit tests 
• Heavy metals
• Ash
• Anions
• Residual solvents 
• Volatile organic compounds (VOC)
• Organic volatile impurities (OVI)
• Pharmaceutical technical procedures 
• Disintegration
• Dissolution
• Hardness
• Friability
• Sampling and analyses of water for pharmaceutical purposes and controlled process environments (e.g. TOC, conductivity)

Contact SGS today to learn how we can help with your analytical chemistry testing.

Lab ServicesLaboratory Services by SGSA comprehensive look at SGS’s global lab services (PDF 1,4MB) ...

• Identification of Anomalous Peaks

  Read how to approach during sample analysis (PDF 136KB)
  Anomalous Peaks (135 KB)
• Batch Testing Product Release in the EU

  Regulatory requirements for batch retesting (PDF 177KB)
  EU Batch Testing (176 KB)
• Managing Excipient Testing

  Functional & safety testing in a global market (PDF 91KB)
  Managing Excipient Testing (91 KB)
• Regulatory Emphasis on Supplier Compliance

  Establishing a proactive audit program (PDF 50KB)
  Supplier Compliance (49 KB)

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• USP Elemental Impurities to Replace USP

  Introducing 3 chapters for elemental impurities (PDF 100KB)
  Elemental Impurities (80 KB)
• Practical Applications for USP

  Testing for residual solvents (PDF 100KB)
  Residual Solvents (99 KB)
• Inductively Coupled Plasma for Heavy Metals

  Replacing USP<231> with ICP to test heavy metals (PDF 53KB)
  Heavy Metals Testing (53 KB)
• Analysis of Residual Solvents Poster

  Poster presented at 2010 AAPS Annual Meeting (PDF 190KB)
  Residual Solvents (189 KB)

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  Lab Services

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  Anomalous Peaks

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  EU Batch Testing

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  Managing Excipient Testing

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  Supplier Compliance

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  Interactive Pocket Map

  published 01/31/12

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  Elemental Impurities

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  Residual Solvents

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  Heavy Metals Testing

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  Residual Solvents

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