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The company has voluntarily recalled Clindamycin Injection USP ADD-Vantage Vials to the hospital/retail level because of a lack of sterility assurance.


Alvogen Recalls Clindamycin Injection Because of Sterility Problems

FDA sent a warning letter to drug compounder DCA, Inc. dba Beacon Prescriptions for failing to ensure sanitary conditions.


Compounding Facility Cited for Lack of Sterile Conditions

Aaron Schieving is Corporate Director of Sales & Marketing for Texas-based Lifecycle Biotechnologies, parent company to Chata Biosystems, a chemical and reagent manufacturer, aschieving@lifecyclebio.com.

USP  describes analytical and microbiology testing required for different types of pharmaceutical water.

Testing Water for Pharmaceutical Use

FDA sent a warning letter to Pharmaceutic Labs, LLC for deficiencies in producing sterile drugs.


Compounding Pharmacy Cited for Unlicensed Biologics

Hallie Forcinio is packing editor for Pharmaceutical Technology and Pharmaceutical Technology Europe, editorhal@sbcglobal.net.

Robotic fill/finish systems reduce human intervention, improve flexibility, and allow more gentle handling of containers.

Robots Package Parenteral Products

The type of water for pharmaceutical use is determined by USP testing.

Understanding USP  Water for Pharmaceutical Use

Bosch’s new system for the production of water for injection uses membrane processing and ultrafiltration.

WFI System Meets European Requirements

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group’s ASEPCO Weirless Radial diaphragm valves eliminate dead legs and product entrapment.

Weirless Diaphragm Valves Eliminate Cross-Contamination

Christian Dunne is Aseptic global product manager at ChargePoint.

A chlorine dioxide sterilization cycle was developed for a novel split-valve aseptic powder transfer device.

Preventing Contamination During Sterile Powder Transfer

The patented SKAN NANOX Catalysts enable higher efficiency breakdown of hydrogen peroxide at lower temperatures for shorter decontamination cycles.

Aseptic/Sterile Processing