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. 2015 Oct 1;18(1):15–22. doi: 10.1208/s12248-015-9830-9

Table V.

Similarities and Differences in Determination of the Last Time Point for an f 2 Calculation

Country Last time point/Measurement to include in an f 2 analysis
Japan (6,23,24) The reference drug has reached 85% dissolution. Drug substance: percent dissolved at final time point (or first point of plateau is acceptable)
South Korea (29), Mexico (21) The reference drug reached 85% dissolution
Europe (5), Australia (28), Russia (5), Turkey (27) Any one of the reference or test product has reached 85% dissolution (or asymptote is reached)
Thailand (26), Brazil (18), United States (14), South Africa (28) For both test and reference drugs, no more than one mean value >85%
Canada (19) Drug product reach the dissolution mean of 85%
India (21) Achieve virtually complete dissolution
China (20) Drug dissolution is allowed to reach more than 90% only in one time point