Molly Chacko

Research Scientist

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Molly Chacko is a Research Scientist in the Analytical Center of Excellence at Baxter Healthcare Corporation. Molly is an expert in trace element analysis, including Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES), and Flame and Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. She was a member of the USP <231> Heavy Metals (GC) Ad hoc Advisory Panel from 2006 to 2009 and has co-authored several publications in her field of expertise.

Potential Contribution of a Plasticized PVC Packaging Material to the Level of Elemental Impurities in Packaged Drug Products
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Extraneous impurities in a drug product do not provide a therapeutic benefit to the product’s user and could adversely impact the safety and/or efficacy of the drug product. An important set of impurities (known as elemental impurities) are those ...