As Pfanstiehl approaches its 100th anniversary in 2019, the company has launched a new high purity, low endotoxin, and low metal L-Arginine (USP, EP, JP, ChP), manufactured in the United States under strict cGMP, ICH Q7 compliant conditions. This is the first amino acid Pfanstiehl has launched and they have others in development.
Preservatives are excipients essentially needed in pharmaceutical multi-dose formulations to prevent microbial growth. Among available substances, phenol is widely used for parenterals, however, it is known to interact with non-ionic surfactants like polysorbate and potentially with the active pharmaceutical ingredient. Although the need for combinations of surfactants and preservatives is growing, to date possible molecular interactions which can eventually weaken the stability and...