The Development Of Pharmaceutical Glass Container Industry In China. Status And Prospects

Mrs Zhang, Deputy Director of the Pharmaceutical Packaging Material Research & Inspection Center of SFDA gave a thorough overview of the requirements for new drug or vaccine's approval in China. She made an interesting comparison between Chinese and international requirments, which overlap to a large degree and she informed the participants of the various steps needed to obtain approval for a new drug or vaccine. A detailed listing of stipulations for the approvals of a wide variety of glass containers was presented and discussed as well as for the appropriate test methods for such containers.