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Prefilled Syringe Injection Force Impact Assessment from Back Pressure: An Approach for Testing Syringe Injectability In Situ vs. In Vitro

Cassie Megna, Ophelia Wells, Daniel Bonanno, Wail Rasheed and Eduardo Cristofolli
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology September 2023, 77 (5) 340-349; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2021.012654
Cassie Megna
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ
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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ
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PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Sep 2023, 77 (5) 340-349; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2021.012654
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Cassie Megna, Ophelia Wells, Daniel Bonanno, Wail Rasheed, Eduardo Cristofolli
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Sep 2023, 77 (5) 340-349; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2021.012654

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