Mitigating the risks of PPE shortages for compounding pharmacies
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a critical aspect of environmental and contamination control for compounding facilities, here we look at strategies to overcome PPE shortages.
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a critical aspect of environmental and contamination control for compounding facilities, here we look at strategies to overcome PPE shortages.
Here, EPR explores the application of Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) in pharmaceutical cleaning verification.
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Study finds several variables can significantly increase the sampling error in total organic carbon (TOC) swab testing used for pharmaceutical cleaning verification.
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Phase III trial shows fenfluramine as an adjunct to existing anti-epileptic treatment is effective in reducing the frequency of drop seizures from Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).
Here, EPR’s Hannah Balfour discusses the latest reports on pharmaceutical counterfeiting and falsification, exploring global and European crime rates, as well as recent counterfeiting incidents reported by Big Pharma.
With comment from Diane Paskiet, chair of the Product Quality Research Institute (PQRI) L&E Working Group, EPR’s Hannah Balfour outlines three key exposure-based safety thresholds and explores how the new extractables and leachables (E&Ls) strategy for parenteral drug products was established.
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