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ISTA's New Ambient Temperature Profile (ATP) Best Practice Guideline

The ISTA Pharma Committee is pleased to release the latest technical paper "ISTA PCG-04 | Thermal Packaging System Ambient Temperature Profile (ATP) Best Practice Guideline."

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ISTA PCG-04 Thermal Packaging System Ambient Temperature Profile (ATP) Best Practice Guideline


Developed by members of the ISTA Pharma Committee, this best practice guidance document was established to align industry best practices for the selection, development and comparison of ATPs for use in the thermal qualification testing of thermal packaging to transport temperature-sensitive medicinal products. This collaborative effort between life science companies and solution providers resulted in a mutually beneficial and harmonized best practices guideline to aid the industry in comparing, investigating and implementing agile compliant solutions.

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