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Kerri Hirst, Microbiologist, ARL Bio Pharma A sterility test detects microbial contamination and provides data to determine if your product is ready for release.  A “Sterile” result indicates no contaminating microorganism is found in the sample. A “Not Sterile” result indicates microbial growth and the product examined does not comply with the test for sterility, unless it

Importance of Forced Degradation in Stability-Indicating Methods Pharmacists often want to assign a beyond-use date (BUD) on a drug product longer than USP guidelines to increase compounding efficiencies and reduce drug waste. For accurate BUD assignment, Stability-indicating methods are recommended as opposed to Potency methods. Stability-indicating methods are specifically designed to separate drug degradants from

James Zellner, Technical Sales Identification of a contaminant in a sterile preparation is vital to determining the origin of the microorganism and its avenue of entry.  The organism’s identity, combined with environmental monitoring data, provides actionable information to improve a pharmacy’s processes and prevent future contamination. Organisms can enter a drug product through: The source