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Eighth International Workshop on Physical Characterization of Pharmaceutical Solids

Preliminary Program

Sunday, June 18, 2006

Workshop registration 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Short Courses: 9:00 AM. - 11:00 AM X-RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY: OPTIMIZING THE X-RAY OPTICS AND INSTRUMENTATION Chairperson: Dr. Detlef Beckers, PANalytical, The Netherlands Course Summary XRPD applications in the pharmaceutical industry X-ray optical configurations and instrumentation for different applications Comparison of beam geometries Lunch Break: 11:00 AM - 1:00 Noon

1 PM to 3 PM POLYMORPH SCREENING: TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS Chairperson: Marek Zakrzewski, USA Course summary: Basic introduction to polymorph screening and the techniques used

3 PM to 5 PM CALIBRATION OF DISSOLUTION EQUIPMENT AND TROUBLESHOOTING IN PHARMACEUTICAL DISSOLUTION TESTING: A HANDS-ON SHORT COURSE Chairperson: Dr. Sandra Klein, University of Frankfurt, Germany and Dr. Frank Wucher, ERWEKA, Germany Course summary: Mechanical calibration of USP apparatus I, II and III Apparatus suitability test Adequate test conditions for USP apparatus I and II Adequate test conditions for USP apparatus III Preparation of standard solutions Filter suitability test Adequate preparation of test media (e.g. degassing, test temperature, dosing) Sampling Interpretation of test results

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