What Is Potency Testing?

Potency testing analyzes the active in preparations and measures their concentrations or amounts. When testing for potency the concentration of active is measured using a reference standard. Eagle Analytical Services performs potency tests by using state of the art High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) equipped to a PDA detector and Spectrographic instrumentation. These instrumentations are the preferred methods for pharmaceutical analysis. Protocols have been developed based on USP <621> Chromatography and USP <851> Spectrophotometry and Light-Scattering methodology.

{USP <795> states: “… compound preparations are to be prepared to ensure that each preparation shall contain not less than 90% and not more than 110% of the theoretically calculated and labeled quantity of a active ingredient”}

What We Analyze

We analyze a variety of samples. Your active can be in the form of:

• troche
• capsule
• oil
• gel
• cream
• suspension
• tablet
• suppository
• pellet
• animal treat
• aqueous solution
• powder
• lollipop
• foam
• inhalant
• injectable
• paste
• ointment
• food supplement
• etc.

Please refer to the list of Active Ingredients for which we have a current developed protocol. If your active is not below, please contact Annie Ballatore, our Senior Analytical Chemist, to see if developing a method is possible.

We will work with you in developing your formulation.

List of Active Ingredients

Please refer to the list of Active Ingredients for which we have a current developed protocol. If your active is not below, please contact Annie Ballatore, our Senior Analytical Chemist, to see if developing a method is possible.

Click here for a current list of Active Ingredients.