ISPE Releases ISPE Good Practice Guide: HVAC & Process Equipment Air Filters

This Guide provides readers with a better understanding of current technologies and their application as it relates to current regulations and regulatory guidance, as well as the principles and objectives of filter testing both as conducted during manufacturing and after installation.

The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) announced the release of its latest guide, ISPE Good Practice Guide: HVAC & Process Equipment Air Filters. This Guide provides readers with a better understanding of current technologies and their application as it relates to current regulations and regulatory guidance, as well as the principles and objectives of filter testing both as conducted during manufacturing and after installation.

“We were fortunate to have a great team of subject matter experts contribute to the guide, and I believe we met our goal of providing a definitive reference on the subject of filters and filter testing,” said Nick Haycocks, Senior Specialist QA, Amgen Inc., Guide co-lead.

The Guide is intended to be used as a supplement to the ISPE Good Practice Guide: Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and acts as a detailed reference on the selection, application, specification, testing, and operation and maintenance of filters in the pharmaceutical industry as used for: 

  • HVAC systems
  • Pharmaceutical process equipment
  • Laboratory equipment
  • Containment systems

Purchase the ISPE Good Practice Guide: HVAC & Process Equipment Air Filters online, available at http://www.ISPE.org/Publications/Guidance-Documents, among ISPE’s other detailed education resources on a variety of industry topics.

About ISPE 
The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) is the world’s largest not-for-profit association serving its members through leading scientific, technical, and regulatory advancement across the entire pharmaceutical lifecycle. The 18,500 members of ISPE are building solutions in the development and manufacture of safe, effective pharmaceutical and biologic medicines, and medical delivery devices in more than 90 countries around the world. Founded in 1980, ISPE has its worldwide headquarters in North Bethesda, Maryland USA, and its operations center in Tampa, Florida USA. Visit ISPE.org for more information.

For more information, contact: 
Amy Henry 
International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) 
Tel: +1- 813-960-2105 Ext. 277 
Email: [email protected] 
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ISPE Good Practice Guide: HVAC & Process Equipment Air Filters

We were fortunate to have a great team of subject matter experts contribute to the guide, and I believe we met our goal of providing a definitive reference on the subject of filters and filter testing.