Medicine and Pharmaceuticals Archives

Selection of essential oils in the perfume and pharmaceuticals industry that adhere to liquid chromatography specifications in ISO 8432:1987.

ISO 8432:1987— Liquid Chromatography For Essential Oils

May 10, 2023May 2, 2023Alexandra Schirn

Essential oils are concentrated plant extracts that retain the natural smell and flavor of their source. Since most of their components are volatile (i.e., a […]

ISO 8586:2023—Selection And Training Of Sensory Assessors

May 5, 2023April 28, 2023Alexandra Schirn

In the early 1950s, a milestone for sensory evaluation occurred when the Quartermaster Food and Container Institute developed the nine-point hedonic scale: a category scaling […]

Scientists using bioprocessing technology and equipment in a lab adhering to ASME BPE-2022.

ASME BPE-2022: Bioprocessing Equipment

September 14, 2022January 9, 2023Alexandra Schirn

Have you ever enjoyed a wine and cheese night? You could thank the ASME BPE-2022: Standard for Bioprocessing Equipment for the last time you indulged […]

Loose pills that meet medication safety guidelines in AORN MAN-879D-2020.

Guideline for Medication Safety

January 10, 2018January 31, 2023Brad Kelechava

The Guideline for Medication Safety, AORN MAN-879D-2020, is a document published by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), which serves as the largest professional […]

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Pharmaceutical Excipients

February 27, 2017February 8, 2023Brad Kelechava

Pharmaceutical excipients are essential to the safety, quality, and efficacy of drug products, as they impact a variety of factors influencing how a drug enters […]

Antibiotic Resistance

December 9, 2015January 19, 2023Brad Kelechava

The establishment of antibiotics almost ninety years ago with the creation of penicillin completely changed the impact of bacterial infections, making some previously fatal ailments […]