Validation of a microwave sterilizer for injection ampules

PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 60-69

  Sasaki, Koichi ^a,d   Honda, Washiro ^a   Ohsawa, Shigemitu ^a   Miyake, Yasuo ^b   Kawashima, Yoshiaki ^c  

^a EISAI CO LTD   (Japan)

^b Naito Mus Pharmaceutical Sci I   (Japan)

^c GIFU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DIPROPHYLLINE; MECOBALAMIN;

AMPOULE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CALIBRATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STERILITY; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; INJECTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PROVOCATION TEST; THERMOMETER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DRUG PACKAGING; INJECTIONS; MICROWAVES; PHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS; STERILIZATION;

EID: 0033031753     PISSN: 10797440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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