Root Causes

Manufacturing Processes Storage (Stability) Drug Substance (APIs) Solvent/Water Excipients Packaging Nitrosamine in Packaging. What’s the role of packaging materials in the overall Nitrosamine control strategy? Some might argued is low; however, every issued guidance makes reference to it as potential source. In this space we will host those discussions.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Root Causes category Root Causes	0	651	April 14, 2021
NDSRI growth with respect to age Root Causes NDSRI	11	384	February 23, 2026
Impact of nitrocellulose-free foil on dry powder product performance and stability Packaging Packaging	4	266	January 15, 2026
Nitrocellulose-Based Packaging Inks and Nitrosamine Risk Root Causes Storage_Stability , Packaging	0	320	October 28, 2025
Nitrosamine mitigation through NOx absorption Packaging	11	467	September 4, 2025
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Nitrosamines in Carbamazepine? Drug Substance (APIs) Drug_Substance_APIs	5	960	June 27, 2025
Potential Nitrosamine Formation Risk in Fluid Bed Granulation Using Povidone as Binder Solution Manufacturing Processes	9	722	June 24, 2025
Passivation with nitric acid Root Causes	4	259	June 5, 2025
Nitrosamine from Cleaning Agents? Root Causes	9	1501	May 29, 2025
Testing and controls for nitrosamines for components of container closure systems Packaging Packaging	17	1941	April 25, 2025
Can Ionized Air in Pharma Pose a Risk of Nitrite Formation Excipients Excipients	4	428	March 10, 2025
Nitrosamines precursors Root Causes	9	2100	January 31, 2025
Low nitrite excipients Excipients Excipients	11	3026	November 27, 2024
Nitrosamnes in PMs & Excipients Questions Excipients Excipients	5	1120	November 22, 2024
Managing Nitrite Impurities: A Supplier-Manufacturer Approach to Mitigate Nitrosamine Risk Excipients Excipients	2	701	October 18, 2024
Lactose, Nitrosamine Risk? Excipients Excipients	35	3602	April 6, 2022
Can Activated carbon promote nitrosamine formation and lead to high Nitrosamine levels in FP? Root Causes	12	1307	June 5, 2024
Nitrites in xanthan gum? Excipients	0	478	April 22, 2024
Theoretical estimation of the conversion of a tertiary amine to nitrosamine Root Causes	8	1119	April 6, 2024
MCC with nitrite levels of 0.1 ppm or less Excipients Excipients	4	1466	March 4, 2024
Mechanochemistry: Solid phase nitrosation for reference standards synthesis and impurity investigations? Root Causes	1	494	February 21, 2024
The effect of nitrite and nitrate presence in raw materials on nitrosamine risk Excipients	15	3563	February 6, 2024
Nitrosamines from polybags to finished product Packaging	4	1193	January 31, 2024
Imidazole is a secondary amine? Storage (Stability)	16	3705	January 30, 2024
Reformualtion bridging studies Root Causes	3	663	November 16, 2023
Low nitrile crosscarmellose sodium Excipients Excipients	0	448	November 6, 2023
Nitrite content in hydroxypropyl methylcellulose Excipients	5	1117	November 2, 2023
What factors impact the formation of 1-cyclopentyl-4-nitrosopiperazine (CPNP) by rifapentine Root Causes	0	327	October 31, 2023
Variation requirements Root Causes Drug_Substance_APIs , NDSRI , Storage_Stability , Excipients	2	471	October 2, 2023