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Researchers recently developed a drug-delivery system to mitigate problems associated with jet-injection drug delivery, and also improved on the design and operation of microscale actuators as a possible drug-delivery method.

Advancing Drug Delivery for Parenteral Applications

Adeline Siew is editor for Pharmaceutical Technology Europe. She is also science editor for Pharmaceutical Technology.

Oval Medical Technologies, an autoinjector company based in Cambridge, UK, reported that a variety of highly viscous solutions have been successfully delivered through a 25-gauge thin-wall needle, in less than 7 seconds, using its innovative autoinjector. The technology provides solutions to problems in the industry for drug containment and the end user.

Oval's Innovative Autoinjector Enables Delivery of High-Viscosity Formulations

Cynthia A. Challener is a contributing editor to Pharmaceutical Technology.

As an important method for improving the stability of parenterals, lyophilization is fairly well understood, but can still benefit from several advancements in the technology.

Lyophilization Technology: Slow Progress but Hopeful Outlook

Experts describe best practices for sterility assurance in parenteral drug manufacturing. This article contains bonus online-exclusive material.

Ensuring Sterility of Parenteral Products

Russell Madsen, group leader of the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) Filtration Interest Group, discusses technical and regulatory considerations in filtration for parenteral drug manufacturing

Filtration Critical Issue for Parenterals

Patricia Van Arnum was executive editor of Pharmaceutical Technology.

Applying quality-by-design and process analytical technology facilitates process understanding and control of various operations in lyophilization.

Advances in PAT for Parenteral Drug Manufacturing

AAIPharma Services CEO Patrick Walsh talks about the parenterals market and the drivers for his company's recent expansion of its sterile-manufacturing capabilities.

AAIPharma CEO Discusses Parenteral Manufacturing

PharmTech speaks to Ray O'Connor from the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) for an overview of aseptic processing.

Aseptic Processing: A Primer

AAIPharma Expands Parenteral Drug Capacity; Novartis Buys Dendreon Plant; and More.

Week of December 24, 2012: AAIPharma Expands Parenteral Drug Capacity; Novartis Buys Dendreon Plant; and More

Room-temperature sterilization using nitrogen dioxide gas provides benefits for sterilizing the external surfaces of single-dose, parenteral drug containers.

Parenterals and Injectables