LABELS FOR SYRINGES

Prefilled Syringes for Viscous Formulations

www.ondrugdelivery.com 27 In this article, Mahesh Chaubal, PhD, Senior Director, Drug Development, R&D Medical Products, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, provides a glimpse of some of the challenges faced during the development of viscous formulations of biopharmaceutical products for injection, from a formulator’s perspective, especially when the finished product is filled in a prefilled syringe...

Syringes and syringomyelia.

The earliest description of cavities in the cord is generally ascribed to Charles Estienne (1504–c.1564) in La dissection des parties du corps humain... Paris, 1546. But the fi rst use of the term ‘syringomyelia’ was probably that of Charles P. Oliviers d’Anger in De la moelle épinière et ses maladies in 1824; in a later two-volume work he described: ‘Syringomyélie ou cavité centrale dans la mo...

Using Prefillable Syringes for Biopharmaceuticals – Development & Challenges

The progress of genetic engineering has spurred a shift in pharmaceutical development from low-molecular drugs towards biopharmaceuticals. Looking at the top ten drug sales ranking in the world, biotherapeutics, such as Humira (adalimumab), Remicade (infliximab) and Rituxan (rituximab), have progressed substantially, in contrast to lowmolecular blockbusters like Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium) o...

Shielded safety syringes.

To the Editor: The results of the study, “Impact of a Shielded Safety Syringe on Needlestick Injuries Among Healthcare Workers,” in the June 1992 issue (1992;13:349353) are encouraging. Technology that keeps the worker’s hands behind the needle at all times and covers the needle after use should significantly lower the rate of needlestick injuries. However, we noted the following inconsistencie...

The Sterilization of Hypodermic Syringes