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Evaluation of Container Closure System Integrity for Frozen Storage Drug Products

Alejandra Nieto, Holger Roehl, Helen Brown, Jonas Nikoloff, Michael Adler and Hanns-Christian Mahler
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology March 2016, 70 (2) 120-133; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2015.006098
Alejandra Nieto
1Late-Stage Pharmaceutical and Process Development—Pharmaceutical Technical Development & Supplies Europe, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland; and
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Holger Roehl
1Late-Stage Pharmaceutical and Process Development—Pharmaceutical Technical Development & Supplies Europe, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland; and
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Helen Brown
1Late-Stage Pharmaceutical and Process Development—Pharmaceutical Technical Development & Supplies Europe, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland; and
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Jonas Nikoloff
1Late-Stage Pharmaceutical and Process Development—Pharmaceutical Technical Development & Supplies Europe, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland; and
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Michael Adler
1Late-Stage Pharmaceutical and Process Development—Pharmaceutical Technical Development & Supplies Europe, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland; and
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Hanns-Christian Mahler
1Late-Stage Pharmaceutical and Process Development—Pharmaceutical Technical Development & Supplies Europe, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland; and
2Lonza AG, Drug Product Services, Basel, Switzerland
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