Pharmaceuticals

September 26, 2020

Time and experience have taught most of us that monitoring the temperature helps keep our medications safe and effective. In fact, pharmaceutical temperature monitoring has become a mandatory measure that the Federal Drug Agency (FDA) and the International Council on Harmonisation (ICH) require. Both the FDA and ICH require medications to have a temperature monitoring

February 27, 2020

Even today, asking a layman about how chemists operate, particularly in the form of pharma-tech, conjures a particular image to mind. That is the image of a lone scientist working in a room laden with colorful bubbling liquids. A fizz and hiss of substances crackling with exothermic reactions as ‘science’ get made. To be fair

November 27, 2019

Recently, the USP-NF announced it was postponing some updates, including changes for USP 797. The updates were supposed to take effect on December 1, 2019. Many pharmacy personnel were wondering what changes they’d need to make. What do the current USP 797 guidelines say about compounding environments anyway? If you have questions, this guide has the

December 7, 2018

Many people are well aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning. This type of poisoning causes about 430 deaths in the U.S. per year, on average. Fortunately, many homes and businesses now have carbon monoxide monitors to prevent this problem. However, far fewer people are aware of the need for a carbon dioxide monitor. Carbon dioxide

October 19, 2018

Are you planning to open a new pharmaceutical lab? Then it’s paramount for your new facility that you make sure to have the right WiFi temperature monitoring system in place. But can you trust your system? It’s a researcher or lab manager’s worst nightmare to walk in and find any temperature-controlled device has failed overnight or