OTC/Pharmaceuticals
In our state-of-the-art facilities, UL's expert staff of regulatory affairs consultants, microbiologists and chemists helps our OTC and pharmaceutical customers achieve the highest levels in product quality and safety, from testing the purity and potency of raw ingredients and products to ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and measuring consumer acceptability.
Quality and Safety Assurance
The services UL provides to the OTC/pharmaceuticals industries include the following:
- Analytical testing
- Microbiological studies
- Antimicrobial preservatives effectiveness studies
- Accelerated and ambient stability testing
- Disintegration and dissolution testing
- Antibiotic assays
- Raw material testing
- Container, closure and packaging testing
- Sensory and consumer panels
- Claims substantiation
- Label reviews
- Regulatory consultation
- SOP development and implementation
- Method development and validation
- Manufacturing and social compliance audits
UL uses recognized test methods to help ensure that products meet the requirements of global and regional standards, including U.S, Japanese and European Pharmacopoeia and the Dietary Supplement Health Education Act (DSHEA).
