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April 02, 2011
Regulators question whether particles that they can't see hurt patients.
The authors revisit their previous effort to refine the terms that describe interventions and to dispel confusion that arose after the original article was published.
February 11, 2011
The application of the first piston syringes to treat medical complications was described in Roman times during the 1st century, and forms of intravenous injection and infusion began as early as 1670.
December 01, 2010
The growing uptake of single-use sterile packaging in pharmaceutical production processes mirrors the broader trend towards single-use across every sector of the pharmaceutical industry.
November 01, 2010
A review on the current status of long-acting injectables, including commercially marketed products. This article is part of a special Drug Delivery issue.
April 02, 2010
The authors describe the origins of single-use components and explain their application to aseptic processes. They also show how disposable devices have changed over time and offer a glimpse of the future.
March 02, 2010
Technological developments make it easier to manufacture sterile parenterals.
February 17, 2010
Drugmakers have many incentives to avoid overfilling their containers, including the scarcity, and correspondingly high cost, of certain cells and ingredients. These concerns highlight the need for techniques that can fill small volumes of product with great accuracy. Many strategies are available to the industry, but which one works best?
December 01, 2009
What have been the key innovations that have shaped current aseptic practices and techniques?
Each sector of the pharma industry is fraught with challenges and weighty regulations; aseptic processes and techniques are no exception.