Forced degradation studies involve exposing a drug substance to harsher conditions than the product would be expected to experience and determining at what point and how it degrades. Identifying ...

Before their approval, pharmaceuticals not only have to be tested for their effectiveness and safety, but also for their stability, since they are usually stored in pharmacies and private households ...

Scientists at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) and Nanjing University in China have developed a new drug delivery system that could improve how treatments for cancers and other diseases are ...

From raw material identification to finished and packaged pharmaceutical products, stability testing is a critical step for both research and development (R&D) and quality control (QC), with a ...

Scientists at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) and at Nanjing University have combined a widely used medical polymer with a natural blood protein to develop a new nanoparticle drug delivery ...

Pharmaceutical companies follow strict quality standards, and if a drug’s stability falters at any point – whether during development, storage, or shipping, it can undo all the work that’s gone into ...

Iron dextran is a liquid complex that consists of ferric hydroxide and dextran, which is utilized in the treatment of iron deficiency anemia via intramuscular injection. In a clinical setting, it is ...

Investigators have determined that a substantial portion of topical benzoyl peroxide (BPO) acne and rosacea treatments currently on the market are unstable and contain unacceptably high levels of ...

ISMP will be sharing the results of this study with CMS and The Joint Commission to help inform any future changes in the CMS policy that involves drug storage, stability, compatibility, and beyond ...