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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Packing Sourcer
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The use of freeze-dried - lyophilised - drugs is growing because many newly bioengineered medicines are unstable in liquid form. Lyophilised drugs are reconstituted shortly before dosing by adding a liquid diluent. Conventional reconstitution is a complex, multi-step process, requiring a high level of digital dexterity, and may require aseptic techniques. Recent innovations in reconstitution methods and drug packaging promise to alleviate many of the safety and treatment compliance issues previously encountered in the home setting. This article focuses on trends in the administration of lyophilised drugs (particularly in at-home patient environments), an evaluation of traditional as well as new, cutting-edge reconstitution systems and their benefits to both patients and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Lyophilisation
Many new drugs, especially bioengineered products such as interferons, oncology therapies, vaccines, growth hormones and plasma derivatives, prove highly unstable in liquid form. Lyophilisation, or freeze-drying, is a technique that enables manufacturers to safely store and preserve the stability of a drug product, some that may have a shelf-life as short as two hours if stored in a liquid form. Lyophilisation uses a combination of vacuum and freezing processes to remove water from the product.
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