This paper summarizes parenteral drug contamination case studies presented at industry conferences and a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee meeting in the period of 2000-2004. CGMP deficiencies associated with each contamination event are discussed. The key role of a well-functioning quality system in contamination prevention is emphasized.

background:  scabies is an ectoparasitic infection, which occurs because of direct skin-to skin contact. the ideal treatment modality is still unclear and further research on this topic is warranted. the aim of the study was to com­pare the efficacy and safety of the topical scabicides: permethrin, crotamiton and sulfur ointment. methods: fifty four patients with diagnosed scabies were randomly...

this guide to the identification of iranian freshwater snails has been prepared with aim of helping individuals involved in field work, but who have had no specialized training in taxonomy to differentiate snail specimens which they collect to certain groups by means of simple identification key. the guide pays special attention to the principal snail groups which transmit human schistosomiasis...

conclusions schistosomiasis is one of the major tropical and communicable diseases in the eastern mediterranean region (emr). however, today it is eliminated in iran by schistosomiasis control practices. results on the basis of our results, using a national program for schistosomiasis control based on active and passive case finding, snail control programs, education of people, conducting train...

Foodborne parasitic diseases cause human morbidity and mortality especially in the low- & middle-income countries. This study identified contaminated Eruca sativa Raphanussativus cultivated El-Kharga Oasis, Upper Egypt, as to seasonal variation vendors hygienepractices. A total of 270 samples two vegetables were purchased from public markets.Parasitic contamination was evaluated by sedimentatio...

A strong code of regulations exists in the United States to control pathogens and other microbes in food and drink. Despite strict enforcement, food-borne illness persists. Parasitic animals in foods are particularly difficult to detect because there are no simple culture systems for their multiplication and because sanitary measures against fecal contamination are ineffective against parasite ...

Environmental Management and Health 9/4 [1998] 153–159 © MCB University Press [ISSN 0956-6163] Attempts to examine the principles which lead to the exploration procedures to obviate environmental and natural resource degradation. The present and future state of water resources in both developed and developing countries are inextricably linked to the general behaviour of the economy and politica...

calf is placed in an individual pen, 5 by I o by 3 feet, where it remains until it is 4 to 6 months old, depending on the size of the calf. Moving the calf and its pen, preferably uphill, once each week, takes the calf away from its contamination before too many of the oöcysts sporulate. The calves are not completely freed of infection, but they swallow enough oöcysts to get slight, nonclinical...