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Radiopharmaceuticals play an important role in modern nuclear medicine, and 18F-FDG (2-[18F] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose) is the most frequently used in imaging examinations today. The pyrogen test represents an important parameter for the quality of radiopharmaceuticals since most of them, 18F-FDG included, are injectable solutions. However, the standard test proposed by the U.S. Pharmacopeia using limulus amebocyte lysates takes too long (about 1 h). An alternative test is the Portable Test System, which takes no more than 15 min. In order to compare both tests, 10 batches of 18F-FDG produced in the Nuclear Engineering Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were analyzed. The results showed that in 40% of the samples analyzed, different results were found. From the total analyzed, 20% showed totally diverging results, and 80% demonstrated partial similarity. These differences have a great impact in the choice of the test used for radiopharmaceutical injectable solutions and the importance of validation tests before the implementation in the daily routine.

Comparison of Limulus Amebocyte Lysates with the United States Pharmacopeial Pyrogen Test and the Portable Test System for Radiopharmaceuticals