Containment in oral solid dosage is not just about product quality, regulatory adherence and patient safety. In fact, containment solutions for OSD are primarily concerned with the safety of those involved in producing life-saving medication — the operators. Marcus Behrens, vice president Sales Pharma Solid, Bosch Packaging Technology, goes into more detail…
toxic
Isolator technology has been an integral part of pharmaceutical liquid filling operations for decades. Many of these parenteral drugs must comply with the highest possible standards and are therefore protected from contamination during production and filling. Consequently, the main task of isolator technology is to ensure absolute sterility, thus protecting the product and hence the patient from any kind of exterior influence. In oral solid dosage (OSD) production, it is of course equally important to protect drugs and patients from any harm. However, the focus is slightly different and more towards the operational part.