The Potential Clinical Relevance of Visible Particles in Parenteral Drugs

Visible particulates (VP) are one subclass of defects seen during the final visual inspection of parenteral products and are currently one of the top ten reasons for recalls 1,2. The risk posed by particles is still unclear with limited experience reported in humans but remains an important consider...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pharmaceutical sciences 2012-08, Vol.101 (8), p.2635-2644
Hauptverfasser: Doessegger, Lucette, Mahler, Hanns-Christian, Szczesny, Piotr, Rockstroh, Helmut, Kallmeyer, Georg, Langenkamp, Anja, Herrmann, Joerg, Famulare, Joseph
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Zusammenfassung:Visible particulates (VP) are one subclass of defects seen during the final visual inspection of parenteral products and are currently one of the top ten reasons for recalls 1,2. The risk posed by particles is still unclear with limited experience reported in humans but remains an important consideration during the manufacture and use of parenteral products. From the experimental and clinical knowledge of the distribution of particulate matter in the body, clinical complications would include events occurring around parenteral administration e.g., as a result of mechanical pulmonary artery obstruction and injection site reaction, or sub-acute or chronic events e.g., granuloma. The challenge is to better understand the implication for patients of single vials with VP and align the risk with the probabilistic detection process used by manufacturers for accept/reject decisions of individual units of product. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. and the American Pharmacists Association
ISSN:0022-3549
1520-6017
DOI:10.1002/jps.23217