Quality-Control Analytical Methods: Aqua Pura: Water Purification Systems and United States Pharmacopeia Waters for the Compounding Pharmacy, Part 3: Testimonials and Comparisons

Author(s):  James Kate, Allred Richard, Latta Kenneth S, McElhiney Linda F, Olson Jacob, Hall Richard M, Baker Chad, Armstrong Nicholas, Janik Peter, Whitehead Paul, Purcell Julian

Issue:  Sep/Oct 2011 - Volume 15, Number 5
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Abstract:  Using the appropriate water to reconstitute powdered medications and rinse glassware and compounding implements is essential to the purity of many customized medications. An in-house system that provides purified water offers multiple advantages if its purchase and maintenance are cost-effective, but determining which system is most appropriate can seem daunting. This third article of a three-part series includes testimonials from compounding pharmacists about the water purification system they use, information from the manufacturers of such systems, and a Table in which pharmacy suitable water purification systems are compared.

Related Keywords: Chad Baker, in-house water purification systems, testimonials, purified water, United States Pharmacopeia water, USP, manufacturers, specifications, technology

Related Categories: EXCIPIENTS, STERILE PREPARATIONS, TECHNOLOGY, QUALITY CONTROL, UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA CONVENTIONS

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