Module 5 Lesson 3 (Parenterals) Flashcards
Products that are intended to
be administered by injection, infusion, or
implantation into the body.
STERILE PRODUCTS
Sterile dosage forms intended for
administration by ________________under or
through one or more layers of the skin.
Injection
Sterile dosage forms exert their action by directly entering
into the ________ ___________
Systemic Circulation
Finished product must be ______, ___________
& free from extraneous insoluble
materials.
STERILE , Non-pyrogenic
Quality Control of Parenteral
Product
•Pyrogen test
•LAL Test
•Sterility test
•Clarity test/ Test for Particulate
Matter
•Leaker Test
Types of Pyrogen Test
- In Vivo Pyrogen test (RABBIT TEST)
- In Vitro Pyrogen test ( Limulus Amebocyte Lysate Test)
A complex
of pyrogenic
lipopolysaccharide, a
protein and inert lipid
ENDOTOXIN
Test for Bacterial Endotoxin
LAL Test (Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate Test)
Other name of Limulus
polyphemus.
HORSESHOE CRAB
This test depends on the gelling property
of the lysate of amoebocyte of Limulus
polyphemus (Horseshoe Crab)
LAL Test (Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate Test)
POSITIVE form of LAL Test (Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate Test)
A firm gel forms upon inversion
NEGATIVE form of LAL Test (Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate Test)
No gel is formed
An aqueous extract of blood cells from blue blooded horseshoe crab.
Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL)
Used for endotoxin detection
LAL Test
It should be carried out in Aseptic Conditions
STERILITY TEST
2 Methods of Sterility
A. Membrane Filtration Method
B. Direct Inoculation Method
Biological Indicators
Method of Sterilization
• Moist heat (autoclave)
• Dry heat (oven)
• Ethylene oxide
• Radiation
Bacteria used
1. B. stearothermophilus
• B. subtilis
2. B. stearothermophilus
• Both + B. pumilus