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Prefilled syringes and vaccines: Optimising parenteral packaging for the next pandemic

Pharmaceutical Technology

When it comes to vaccines and other high-value biologics, it is essential that effective formulations go hand in hand with safe delivery. An example is the ability of a patient suffering from venous thrombosis to perform their own injections of heparin – an anticoagulant often packaged in a prefilled syringe.

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FDA Warns of Dosing Errors with Compounded Semaglutide Injectables

XTalks

These issues primarily stem from patients and healthcare providers miscalculating or incorrectly administering the drug. Compounded semaglutide products, unlike the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved ones, can vary widely in strength and packaging, making it easy for mistakes to happen.

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Gerresheimer develops delivery device for drugs with higher viscosity

BioPharma Reporter

CPhI Worldwide will see Gerresheimer showcase its latest developments in primary packaging, drug delivery systems for newly developed biologics along with medical and diagnostic products.

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Leading commercial dose (non-sterile) companies in contract marketing

Pharmaceutical Technology

Robotics, for example, has facilitated the automation of medicine preparation and distribution, controlled drug delivery systems, and machine-readable coding on medicine packages. Newly emerging technologies have helped in improving the effectiveness and safety of non-sterile commercial dose products.

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Meeting global demand for patient independence: SHL Medical expands production in Charleston, US

Pharmaceutical Technology

SHL Medical is a world-leading solutions provider for advanced drug delivery systems with a unified purpose to further enable patient independence. The company’s most prominent products are its autoinjectors, which are seeing growing global demand.

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A Biodegradable Nanocellulose ECG Patch: The Sustainable Alternative

XTalks

XTALKS WEBINAR: Drug Delivery — Addressing Global Regulatory Challenges in Co-Packaged, On-Body Systems Live and On-Demand: Thursday, June 15, 2023, at 10am EDT (4pm CEST/EU-Central) Register for this free webinar to learn about on-body drug delivery systems and addressing their complex global regulatory requirements.

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Shift in the trend of Container closure integrity testing

Roots Analysis

The company developing drug product through such an intense process, use to consider container closure system only for packaging of the product. [1] In fact, a compromised container closure system can act as a vehicle for microbial transmission and pose a significant risk to patient safety. Our Social Media Platform.