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Conducting Clinical Risk Assessments for Visible Particulate Matter in Parenteral Preparations
John D. Ayres
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology November 2018, 72 (6) 626-639; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2018.008615
John D. Ayres
Pharma Safety Solutions, LLC, IN, USA.

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In This Issue
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
Vol. 72, Issue 6
November/December 2018
Conducting Clinical Risk Assessments for Visible Particulate Matter in Parenteral Preparations
John D. Ayres
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Nov 2018, 72 (6) 626-639; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2018.008615
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- Article
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Background
- Characterizing the Clinical Risk
- Assessing the Clinical Risk
- Sources of Particles
- Particle-Related Attributes
- Patient-Related Factors
- Conducting the Assessment
- Differentiating Clinical Risk Assessment and Product Risk Acceptance for Visible Particles
- Subvisible Particles
- Conclusion
- Conflict of Interest Declaration
- Acknowledgments
- Footnotes
- Reference
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