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Preservative Efficacy Testing of Refrigerated Pharmaceuticals: Choice of Challenging Isolate and Storage Temperature
Seyed Sadeq Mousavi Ghahfarrokhi, Zeinab Zarei, Khadijeh Hamidian, Sepideh Nikrou, Mohammad-Reza Seidi, Hossein Jamalifar and Nasrin Samadi
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology May 2025, 79 (3) 285-294; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2024-003021.1
Seyed Sadeq Mousavi Ghahfarrokhi
1Department of Drug and Food Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
2Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; and
3Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
Zeinab Zarei
1Department of Drug and Food Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
Khadijeh Hamidian
1Department of Drug and Food Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
Sepideh Nikrou
1Department of Drug and Food Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
2Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; and
Mohammad-Reza Seidi
1Department of Drug and Food Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
Hossein Jamalifar
1Department of Drug and Food Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
2Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; and
Nasrin Samadi
1Department of Drug and Food Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
2Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; and

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PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
Vol. 79, Issue 3
May/June 2025
Preservative Efficacy Testing of Refrigerated Pharmaceuticals: Choice of Challenging Isolate and Storage Temperature
Seyed Sadeq Mousavi Ghahfarrokhi, Zeinab Zarei, Khadijeh Hamidian, Sepideh Nikrou, Mohammad-Reza Seidi, Hossein Jamalifar, Nasrin Samadi
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology May 2025, 79 (3) 285-294; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2024-003021.1
Preservative Efficacy Testing of Refrigerated Pharmaceuticals: Choice of Challenging Isolate and Storage Temperature
Seyed Sadeq Mousavi Ghahfarrokhi, Zeinab Zarei, Khadijeh Hamidian, Sepideh Nikrou, Mohammad-Reza Seidi, Hossein Jamalifar, Nasrin Samadi
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology May 2025, 79 (3) 285-294; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2024-003021.1
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