Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

HSE

English answer:

in-house specification

Added to glossary by Charles Davis
May 7, 2016 19:13
8 yrs ago
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English term

HSE

English Medical Medical: Pharmaceuticals Patient Information Leaflet (PIL)
What does HSE stands for in the following context:
Fluticasone Propionate (micronised) HSE 0.05% w/w.
Change log

May 21, 2016 08:06: Charles Davis Created KOG entry

Discussion

Bashiqa May 7, 2016:
Reference http://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/copr/approvals/approvals0108....
Not quite sure why ref doesn't want to appear.

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in-house specification

HSE is an indication that appears after the names of pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs and excipients) in PILs (product information leaflets) and SPCs (summaries of product characteristics). Other analogous indications that appear include BP (British Pharmacopoeia), USP (United States Pharmacopoeia) and Ph Eur (European Pharmacopoeia). Here are a couple of examples:

"1. Name of the medicinal product
Cutivate® 0.05% w/w Cream
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Fluticasone Propionate (micronised) HSE 0.05% w/w."
https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/726#PRODUCTINFO

"1. Name of the medicinal product
SANDO-K®
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Effervescent Tablets containing 0.6g potassium chloride Ph.Eur., 0.4g potassium bicarbonate USP"
https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/812

These abbreviations indicate the reference standards: they certify that the ingredient conforms to the specifications of the pharmacopoeia indicated. However, HSE is not the name of a pharmacopoeia. It can be the abbreviation of the Irish Health Services Executive or the UK's Health and Safety Executive, but neither of these is relevant here since neither body certifies the specifications of pharmaceutical ingredients.

HSE means "in-house specification"; it’s used when there is no monograph for the ingredient in question in the usual pharmacopoeias, or where such monographs have not been used.

"HSE - In House Specification"
REGULATORY LEXICON
(Common abbreviations in Regulatory Affairs)
http://www.espl-regulatory.com/reglex-feb2016.pdf

"Active substance not described in a pharmacopoeia
For active substances not described in a pharmacopoeia, the in-house specification
should be provided."
http://lenus.ie/hse/bitstream/10147/96980/1/ProductDossier06...

"Analytical methods used in the laboratories are primarily pharmacopoeial, taken from the British Pharmacopoeia or European Pharmacopoeia or from other international pharmacopoeias as appropriate. However, in many cases no suitable official monograph exists, so in-house specifications are developed and validated."
Martin Stephens, ed., Hospital Pharmacy, p. 103
http://202.74.245.22:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/4...

This one is a bit long, but usefully explicit:

"Ingredient.................................................Ref std
Amoxicillin THD erial) (as trihydrate)......Ph Eur/HSE
Clavulanic acid [...]....................................Ph Eur/HSE
Xanthan gum..............................................Ph Eur/NF
Succinic acid..............................................HSE
Colloidal silicon dioxide............................Ph Eur/USP
[...]
Strawberry powder flavour........................HSE
Orange powder flavour..............................HSE
[...]
EXCIPIENTS
Xanthan gum, colloidal silicon dioxide, saccharin sodium, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (hypromellose) and silicon dioxide are specified as complying with published Ph Eur monographs. Xanthan gum, colloidal silicon dioxide and hypromellose are additionally specified as complying with corresponding USP/NF monographs. [...] An ‘in house’ specification for succinic acid has been provided, based on the supplier’s own specification. Satisfactory evidence of compliance has been presented. In-house specifications have also been provided for the strawberry, orange and lemon flavouring agents."
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/groups/par/documents/websitereso...


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Note added at 11 hrs (2016-05-08 07:03:15 GMT)
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One more for luck:

" 10 mg tablet
Obeticholic acid 10.0 mg* API HSE
Microcrystalline cellulose 176.0 mg* Filler/Binder USP-NF/EP/JP
[...]
API: Active pharmaceutical ingredient
HSE = In house specification
USP-NF = US Pharmacopeia National Formulary
Ph Eur = European Pharmacopeia
JP =Japanese Pharmacopeia"
http://www.google.com/patents/WO2013192097A1?cl=en
Peer comment(s):

agree Tony M : Bravo, short for 'house' of course!
7 mins
Thanks, Tony! This one took some finding :)
agree Yasutomo Kanazawa : A well-done, extensive research on the subject. Hats off!
1 hr
Thank you very much, Yasutomo-san! Note the reference to the Japanese Pharmacopeia right at the end :)
agree Yvonne Gallagher : good one for pharma glossary!
2 hrs
Many thanks :)
agree lorenab23 : I knew it wasn't the Health and Safety Executive but couldn't find anything else and gave up. Hats off to you!!!
8 hrs
Thanks :) I was pretty sure it couldn't be that, but it took a while to get beyond it!
agree acetran
2 days 9 hrs
Thanks, acetran :)
agree Nivetha Velupur
346 days
Thanks, Nivetha :)
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Reference comments

2 hrs
Reference:

Uk government site
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree writeaway : This gave the lead
12 hrs
Looks as though people have been busy while I've been out and about, cutting my way through virgin jungle (actually garden of daughter's new house).
agree acetran
2 days 18 hrs
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4 hrs
Reference:

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Health and Safety Executive

The Health and Safety Executive has produced a range of health and safety law products. The Health and safety law poster must be displayed on all business premises. There are various versions of the poster, so that you can select the most appropriate for your business, depending on where in the UK your business is based.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/lawposter.htm
Peer comments on this reference comment:

disagree acetran : As you said, the reference isn't particularly helpful. You are always welcome!
2 days 16 hrs
Thank you, acetran, though I think that in this case, the reference isn't particularly helpful!// Thank you so much for taking the time to remove your agreement and replace it with a disagreement.
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