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Author Sandle, T., author

Title Sterility, sterilisation and sterility assurance for pharmaceuticals : technology, validation and current regulations / by T. Sandle
Published Oxford, UK : Woodhead Publishing Ltd., 2013

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Description 1 online resource (200 pages)
Series Woodhead Publishing series in biomedicine ; 32
Woodhead Publishing series in biomedicine ; 32.
Summary Failure to adequately control any microbial challenge associated within process or product by robust sterilisation will result in a contaminated marketed product, with potential harm to the patient. Sterilisation is therefore of great importance to healthcare and the manufacturers of medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Sterility, sterilisation and sterility assurance for pharmaceuticals examines different means of rendering a product sterile by providing an overview of sterilisation methods including heat, radiation and filtration. The book outlines and discusses sterilisation technology and the biopharmaceutical manufacturing process, including aseptic filling, as well as aspects of the design of containers and packaging, as well as addressing the cleanroom environments in which products are prepared. Consisting of 18 chapters, the book comprehensively covers sterility, sterilisation and microorganisms; pyrogenicity and bacterial endotoxins; regulatory requirements and good manufacturing practices; and gamma radiation. Later chapters discuss e-beam; dry heat sterilisation; steam sterilisation; sterilisation by gas; vapour sterilisation; and sterile filtration, before final chapters analyse depyrogenation; cleanrooms; aseptic processing; media simulation; biological indicators; sterility testing; auditing; and new sterilisation techniques. Covers the main sterilisation methods of physical removal, physical alteration and inactivationIncludes discussion of medical devices, aseptically filled products and terminally sterilised productsDescribes bacterial, pyrogenic, and endotoxin risks to devices and products
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Subject Sterilization.
Pharmaceutical technology.
Sterilization -- methods
Technology, Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical technology
Sterilization
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1907568387
9781907568381