Tag Archives: Particulate Control

Routes of Drug Administration

The route of drug administration is defined as the path by which a drug is taken into the body.  Drugs are administered varied by diagnosis, prevention, cure or treatment needed of diseases and other medical disorders.  A drug must come in contact with the tissues of organs to achieve its desired effects. The route of…
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Moderna applies for full FDA approval of COVID Vaccine

Over 100 million Moderna shots have been administered to patients and just recently, Moderna reached out to the FDA for their full approval. Tuesday, June 1st, Moderna asked the FDA for a full approval of their COVID-19 Vaccine—the second drug producer in the U.S. to seek a biologics license that will allow it to market…
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Manual Visual Inspection is Still Critical

Automated visual inspection has been created to perform as an alternative to manual visual inspection.  This type of inspection is used to lower the cost and speed up the inspection process; pushing more drugs into the market.  In USP <1790> it explains that any inspection other than manual inspection has to be “equivalent or better…
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Hospira Issues A Voluntary Nationwide Recall

On May 4th, 2021, Hospira—a Pfizer company, issued a voluntary nationwide recall to lot DN9185 for potential presence of visible particles.  This drug product is a sterile water for injectables and is used to dilute or dissolve drugs for injection. Risks to patients are rare, but could potentially conclude anaphylaxis, fever, gastrointestinal disturbances, vein irritation,…
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