(Welty 18.24) Drug formulations contain an active drug dissolved in a nontoxic s
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(Welty 18.24) Drug formulations contain an active drug dissolved in a nontoxic solution to facilitate its delivery into the body. They are often packaged into sterile syringes so that the patient can inject the drug formulation directly into the body and then throw the syringe away.Often the drug-loaded syringes are shipped by air freight to customers. There is a concern that the low temperatures associated with air freight cargo holds might promote the precipitation of the drug from solution. A certain monoclonal antibody is known to precipitate from its delivery solution at 2
Explanation / Answer
Yes the drug will completely precipitate and ruin the product.
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