Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10162322 | Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The delamination of glass contact surfaces because of hydrolytic instability has been well documented. However, the lack of glass surface integrity can also lead to other undesirable outcomes prior to visible glass delamination. This work shows how the early stages of delamination, namely, glass corrosion, can influence the chemical stability of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) solutions contained within a glass container, even prior to the observation of visible delamination. Multiple containers, all constructed of glass classified as USP Type I, were evaluated for hydrolytic stability and how they influence the chemical stability of the API in question. The glass composition of these analytical consumables, the vendor source, and presumably manufacturing process were examined. The implications of glass container durability on product development decisions, the influence on analytical results, and the practice of like-for-like glass container interchangeability are considered. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. and the American Pharmacists Association J Pharm Sci 103:2456-2463, 2014
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Authors
Michael A. Watkins, Ronald G. Iacocca, Timothy L. Shelbourn, Xia Dong, Carolyn Stobba-Wiley,