Pharmaceutical Packaging and Single-Use Syringes: Technology and Tests

Scientific and elegant packaging of a pharmaceutical product is key factor for successful marketing and patient acceptability. Without proper packaging efforts and expenses in manufacturing processes will go with the wind.This book provides a quick guide for the pharmaceutical students, researchers and industrial practitioners as will as pharmacists in practice on the packaging of various dosage forms, the secrets of quality assurance and quality control aspects.

Although plastic syringes are the most popular device used to contain preparations for parenteral administration, most professionals and users know a few about its detailed technology and quality attributes. This book presents an informative reference on UpToDate techniques of its production processes, international requirements, specifications quality assurance and quality control tests for both the syringe body and the needle.

The fact that spoilage and loss of integrity of packaging of a pharmaceutical product is a probable pathway of product disqualification as well as a contaminated syringe or a forcefully penetration of the needle will absolutely result in patient sufferers and even may lead to loss of life. This book provides practical solutions to such problems based on scientific knowledge and practical experience basis.