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Preventing fungal contamination in pharmaceuticals

European Pharmaceutical Review

In a review on fungal-contaminated compounded pharmaceuticals and medical devices, researchers have described how the contamination of these products can be due to breaches in sterile compounding procedures. One case of drug contamination from 2021 was highlighted in the paper. Ahmed et al.

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Digital health player UpHealth swells with three-way merger

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The merger is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2021, subject to the usual closing conditions. The digital pharmacy business will be provided by MedQuest, which is licensed in all 50 states and pre-packages and ships medicines direct to patients, serving a network of 13,000 providers.

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Contamination Trends & Proposed Solutions

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The cases covered the same types of contaminants and impurities noted in Table 1: microbial contaminants, process-related im-purities, metal contaminants, packaging-related contaminants, drug cross-contamination, and an “unknown” category encompassing other contaminants associated with the manufacturing process, including those from cell culturing.

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7 benefits of sea moss for women

The Checkup by Singlecare

You’ve probably eaten seaweed as part of your favorite sushi dish before or even snacked on a package of dried seaweed from the shelf of your local health food store. This allows more of its beneficial compounds to reach the gut, where it can correct gut bacteria imbalances. Sea moss also contains zinc, a libido-friendly nutrient.

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14 remedies to get rid of congestion

The Checkup by Singlecare

Follow these steps to try nasal irrigation for congestion: Prepare the nasal rinse solution by mixing saline with distilled water per the package instructions. Supplement with turmeric Curcumin is the main compound of the herb turmeric, and according to Dr. Garcia-Ibáñez, it works as a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory.

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Building CO2-neutral, defossilised supply chains for chemicals

European Pharmaceutical Review

Organic compounds are arguably the foundation of the pharmaceutical industry. All traditional small molecule pharmaceuticals include carbon building blocks” Organic compounds are arguably the foundation of the pharmaceutical industry. 4, Issue 3, July 2021, pp. EFPIA White Paper on Circular Economy, June 2020.

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IN FOCUS: Solvias

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2021 the company also acquired Boston-based Chemic Laboratories, which provides contract analytical, API synthesis, and formulation development. Our QC testing capabilities range from solids, semi-solids and liquids for oral, inhaled and injectable use to packaging materials, including rubber closures, glass and plastic containers.