TY - JOUR T1 - Revisiting the Moist Heat Sterilization Myths JF - PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology JO - PDA J Pharm Sci Technol SP - 89 LP - 102 VL - 63 IS - 2 AU - James Agalloco AU - James Akers AU - Russell Madsen Y1 - 2009/03/01 UR - http://journal.pda.org/content/63/2/89.abstract N2 - This paper reviews the prevailing myths regarding steam sterilization currently prevalent in the pharmaceutical industry. It updates an earlier article by the same authors on the that subject that was originally published in 1998. The text addresses the current situation with respect to the beliefs debunked in the original effort, as well as several new mistruths that have emerged in the intervening years. ER -