Scrambling Eggs in Plastic Bottles

Scrambling Eggs in Plastic Bottles

This issue of PLoS Genetics contains the second of two important papers describing the high levels of meiotic failure caused by exposure of female mice to a chemical known as Bisphenol A (BPA) [1]. In the first article [2], Pat Hunt and her collaborators demonstrated high levels of meiotic failure in females exposed to BPA, suggesting that BPA exposure affects maturing oocytes. This conclusion ...

Sorting Plastic Bottles for Recycling

Stability of extemporaneously compounded pyridoxine in glass and plastic bottles and plastic syringes.

Stability of extemporaneously compounded dexamethasone in glass and plastic bottles and plastic syringes.

BACKGROUND Dexamethasone is widely used to treat rheumatic and endocrine disorders and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. A palatable, alcohol-free liquid formulation, with a suitable concentration to allow reasonable administration volume, is available only via extemporaneous compounding. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the stability of dexamethasone suspensions in commercially available vehicl...

Stability of Extemporaneously Compounded Levetiracetam in Glass and Plastic Bottles and Plastic Syringes.