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Q&A: The safety and sterilization of pharmaceuticals manufacturing
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Manufacturing modern medicines is a multistage process, and each step introduces the opportunity for contamination, which can be both deadly and expensive. Recently, epinephrine injections, used for severe allergic reactions, were recalled due to a lack of assurance of sterility,
Manufacturing modern medicines is a multistage process, and each step introduces the opportunity for contamination, which can be both deadly and expensive. Recently, epinephrine injections, used for severe allergic reactions, were recalled due to a lack of assurance of sterility, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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