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J. Riter, A. Janssen, D. Engels Cracking of elastomeric needle shields and tip caps is a costly problem for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Cracked components can cause leaks that can result in loss of drug potency and sterility and may lead to a safety risk for the person administering the drug and the patient. This cracking has been attributed to ozone degradation of the elastomer formulations.
In this study, several elastomeric needle shields and tip caps were exposed to ozone for various time periods and analyzed to determine the effects the ozone had on the elastomers. In addition to being resistant to ozone degradation, elastomeric needle shields must be compatible with various forms of sterilization. In this study, the elastomeric needle shields and tip caps were also exposed to several types of sterilization and evaluated to determine the effects this exposure has on the elastomers.
The effects of the exaggerated ozone exposure study are dependent on the rubber formulation. As was observed in the study, some rubber formulations are more resistant to ozone exposure. The synthetic isoprene rubber formulation (Sample C) was superior to the other formulations as it related to cracking/splitting when exposed to the ozone concentration.
The data collected demonstrates that steam and gamma irradiation-processed samples had no significant differences compared to the unprocessed samples of the synthetic isoprene and bromobutyl blend formulation and the synthetic isoprene formulation. However, the gamma irradiation of the natural rubber formulation appears to have affected the chemical characteristics of the rubber formulation.
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Employees in West’s St. Austell, Cornwall, location raised more than £4152.81 for local charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW). The charity is dedicated to providing the best possible hospice care for life-limited children and their families from southwest England.
On March 12, 2016, West sponsored the Girls Exploring Tomorrow’s Technology (GETT) Event at West Chester East High School in Pennsylvania.
<span style="color: #333333;">Earlier this month, <a href="/services/contract-manufacturing">West's contract manufacturing team</a>—formerly known as <span style="color: #000000;">The Tech Group</span>, officially received its Engineering and Production Technology Leadership award at the Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing Leadership Awards Gala in Carlsbad, California. Winners in this category were honored for embracing new design and production approaches to drive game-changing process improvements. </span>
Recently, the generics pharmaceutical industry in the United States has seen the average time to market decrease significantly as approvals have steadily increased thanks to the introduction of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA) in October 2012. The reduction in time has led pharmaceutical companies to seek out high-quality elastomer products that provide the regulatory simplicity necessary to bring their products to market quickly, helping to increase a company’s competitiveness and their drug product’s overall sales. The AccelTRA™ elastomer program is built on these features: Quality, Speed, Simplicity.<br />
Ever wondered what West’s cutting-edge product development facilities look like on the inside? Jeff Kyle, Sr. Director New Product Introduction, and Tom McLean, VP Delivery Systems R&D, take you behind the scenes of the Scottsdale, AZ plant.
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