Sterility Test Method for Petrolatum-Based Ophthalmic Ointments

Antibacterial Ointments Versus Petrolatum-Based Ointments in Clean Wounds for Wound Healing

Background: Clean wounds are a frequent occurrence in the medical field and medical providers provide varied advice for wound care. Topical antibacterial ointments are commonly used to facilitate wound healing in patients with these types of wounds. Topical antibacterial ointments have been shown to cause allergic contact dermatitis, may cause an increase in antibiotic resistance, and may be eq...

On the Sterility of Eye Ointments.

HARDLY a year passes without a publication on the sterility of eye drops or ofmethods of ensuring freedom from contaminants. On ophthalmic ointments, however, the literature is sparse. Fisher, Accousti, and Thompson (1943) found that ointments containing 5 per cent. "sulfanilamide, sulfathiazole, or sulfadiazine" in a water-dispersible base may become contaminated. Lehrfeld and Donnelly (1948) ...

method suitability (validation) test for diclofenac sodium inj. 75 mg/3ml in sterility test.

Towards a Rapid Sterility Test?

Sterility test is an established method for detecting the presence of viable forms of microorganisms in or on finished pharmaceutical products. Sterility, in this sense, means that a product is free from viable microorganisms (although not necessarily metabolic by-products or toxins). The classic form sterility test examines a pharmaceutical product in contact a culture medium, as a way of dete...

The Scanrdi® Sterility Test Protocol