Three tips on packaging selection for parenteral pharmaceutical manufacturers

 Read Fran DeGrazio’s latest article, “Three tips on packaging selection for parenteral pharmaceutical manufacturers,” which recently appeared on Healthcare Packaging’swebsite. The article offers tips that can help drug manufacturers identify potential hazards associated with packaging materials while a product is still in development.  Tips include choosing consistent components, mitigating risk of recalls and differentiating product through unique [...]

Drug Product Recalls Linked to Siliceous Flakes from Glass Containers

Glass is not inert and is particularly susceptible to chemical reactions at the surface. The glass formulation and manufacturing processes can influence the potential for leachables and/or glass flakes (delamination). The Na2O and K2O fluxes that are added to glass formulations reduce melting for forming glass but are weakly bonded and can leach into solutions contacting [...]