Freeze-drying/lyophilization of pharmaceutical and biological products

• Other Authors: Rey, Louis (Editor), May, Joan C. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York London Marcel Dekker Taylor & Francis 2004
• Edition: Second Edition
• Series: Drugs and the pharmaceutical sciences 137
• Subjects: Freeze Drying > methods; Biological Products; Pharmaceutical Preparations
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• Item Description: Previous ed.: 1999
• Physical Description: xvi, 613 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references
• ISBN: 9780824748685; 0824748689

Thoroughly acquainting the reader with freeze-drying fundamentals, Freeze-Drying/Lyophilization of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products, Second Edition carves practical guidelines from the very latest theoretical research, technologies, and industrial procedures. It delineates the best execution of steps from closure preparation and regulatory control of products to equipment sterilization and process validation. With 13 new chapters providing state-of-the-art information, the book unveils innovations currently advancing the field, including LYOGUARD (R) packaging for bulk freeze-drying and the irradiation of pharmaceutical and biological products