Glass Technology Services has unveiled the agenda for its free PharmaGlass workshop, which takes place on 9 October 2019 and includes an exclusive update on activities to modernise USP <660>. Joined by leading expert Dr Desmond Hunt, Principal Scientific Liaison at USP, Glass Technology Services will cover compliance, quality assurance and emerging requirements for glass primary packaging.

Dr Hunt’s presentation, entitled ‘Evaluating the quality of your primary glass packaging: Focus on USP chapters <660> and <1660>’, will provide delegates with an overview of the structure of the United States Pharmacopoeia and content of chapters <660> and <1660>, an update on activities to modernise the glass chapters and a comparison of USP, Ph. Eur and JP pharmacopoeia with respect to glass requirements.

Leading experts from Glass Technology Services will provide delegates with an introduction to glass – including composition, manufacture and processing, before building upon this fundamental glass information with key topics including hydrolytic durability, glass classification, delamination, elemental migration, common defects and glass fracture analysis.