Armed with evidence from a recent study of latex allergy skin reactions in patients, scientists at Johns Hopkins encourage the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and drug makers to label all current ...
A Pakistani multinational conglomerate has announced that it will start manufacturing Bromobutyl and Chlorobutyl rubber stoppers used in pharmaceuticals for the first time in the country with an ...
COVID-19 vaccine syringes ready for administration are seen in this photo. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka) TOKYO -- An investigation of foreign substances discovered in Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccines ...
Pharmaceutical packaging significantly impacts drug quality, safety, and effectiveness, with primary packaging being critical due to direct contact with the product. Butyl rubber, a traditional ...
The contaminants found in Moderna COVID-19 vaccines distributed in Okinawa Prefecture are likely bits of rubber accidentally mixed in during the preparation process for the injection. The health ...
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