Prefilled Syringes for Viscous Formulations
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www.ondrugdelivery.com 27 In this article, Mahesh Chaubal, PhD, Senior Director, Drug Development, R&D Medical Products, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, provides a glimpse of some of the challenges faced during the development of viscous formulations of biopharmaceutical products for injection, from a formulator’s perspective, especially when the finished product is filled in a prefilled syringe. PREFILLED SYRINGES FOR VISCOUS FORMULATIONS
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