Blog Ever had an Injection? Thank a Horseshoe Crab Jun 17, 2013 A medicine that will be administered into the bloodstream or spinal fluid must be tested for bacterial endotoxins. What may be surprising is that this very important test is dependent on a strange, ancient creature: the horseshoe crab. Know Your Enemy: Accurate Identification of Microorganisms is the Key to Environmental Monitoring Jun 10, 2013 Compounding pharmacies often act more like drug manufacturers than pharmacies, and as such, ought to abide by the same rules to ensure the medicines they produce are safe and pure. Compounding Pharmacy Regulation: A Matter of Life and Death Jun 03, 2013 When deciding whether to prescribe a medicine to a patient, neither the doctor nor the patient will think about whether or not the medicine is truly what the label says it is, or whether it might harbor a dangerous contaminant. Adventures of Protecting the American Horseshoe Crab Jan 10, 2012 In drug development, all small molecules, biologics, medical devices and raw materials must be tested and proven free of endotoxin. Enter Limulus polyphemus–the American Horseshoe Crab.
Ever had an Injection? Thank a Horseshoe Crab Jun 17, 2013 A medicine that will be administered into the bloodstream or spinal fluid must be tested for bacterial endotoxins. What may be surprising is that this very important test is dependent on a strange, ancient creature: the horseshoe crab.
Know Your Enemy: Accurate Identification of Microorganisms is the Key to Environmental Monitoring Jun 10, 2013 Compounding pharmacies often act more like drug manufacturers than pharmacies, and as such, ought to abide by the same rules to ensure the medicines they produce are safe and pure.
Compounding Pharmacy Regulation: A Matter of Life and Death Jun 03, 2013 When deciding whether to prescribe a medicine to a patient, neither the doctor nor the patient will think about whether or not the medicine is truly what the label says it is, or whether it might harbor a dangerous contaminant.
Adventures of Protecting the American Horseshoe Crab Jan 10, 2012 In drug development, all small molecules, biologics, medical devices and raw materials must be tested and proven free of endotoxin. Enter Limulus polyphemus–the American Horseshoe Crab.
