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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Appl Radiat Isot. 2017 Oct 4;130:230–237. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.10.002

TABLE 5. USP <823> Tested Batch Results.

Results from four ELXIYS production runs tested according to United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Chapter 823.

Test Specification Run #2 Run #3 Run #4 Run #5 Mean ± SD
Radiochemical Yield EOS Yield 0.98 GBq (26.4 mCi) 3.44 GBq (92.9 mCi) 2.32 GBq (62.7 mCi) 4.74 GBq (128.1 mCi) 2.87 ± 1.39 GBq (77.5 ± 37.5 mCi)
Strength Radioactivity concentration at EOS 97 MBq/mL 343 MBq/mL 232 MBq/mL 474 MBq/mL 287 ± 139 MBq/mL (7.8 ± 3.8 mCi/mL)
Visual Solution Inspection Clear, colorless, and free of particulate matter Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Vial Integrity Intact Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Membrane Filer Integrity Bubble point > 13 psi 21 21 20 20 20.5 ± 0.5 psi
pH 4–8 7.2 7.2 7 7 7.1
Radiochemical Identity Retention time within ±10 % of THK-5351 standard 1.5 % 1.9 % 0.8 % 1.1 % 1.3 ± 0.4 %
Radiochemical Purity [18F]THK-5351 peak > 90% of the sum of all radioactivity peaks 100 % 99.9 % 100 % 99.8 % 99.9 ± 0.1 %
Chemical Purity Non-THK-5351 mass peaks < 3.7 μg in 10 mL (360nm abs) < 0.2 μg (none detected) < 0.2 μg (none detected) < 0.2 μg (none detected) < 0.2 μg (none detected) < 0.2 μg (none detected)
Molar Activity > 18.5 GBq/μmol 144 GBq/μmol 317 GBq/μmol 210 GBq/μmol 322 GBq/μmol 248 ± 75 GBq/μmol
Residual Solvents Acetonitrile <0.41 mg/mL Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Radionuclidic Identity Half-life 105–115 minutes 108.6 min 109.0 108.4 109.5 108.9 ± 0.4 min
Radionuclidic Purity >99 % of total counts at 511 keV, 1022 keV or Compton scatter 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 ± 0 %
Bacterial Endotoxin Testing <17.5 EU/mL < 2 EU/mL < 2 EU/mL < 2 EU/mL < 2 EU/mL < 2 EU/mL
Sterility No growth at 14 days post- inoculation No Growth No Growth No Growth No Growth No Growth
Residual Kryptofix 2.2.2 < 50 μg/mL (spot visibility less than standard) No Spot, Pass No Spot, Pass No Spot, Pass No Spot, Pass No Spot, Pass