Terminally sterilizing pharmaceutical package
OwnerSina Ebnesajjad, Ann Hriciga +1inventors
InventorsSina Ebnesajjad, Ann Hriciga, Paul Brothers
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a terminally sterilized package containing a liquid pharmaceutical, and comprising a receptacle having an opening therein for receiving the pharmaceutical and a closure adhered to the opening, wherein at least the interior surface of the receptacle is made of perfluoropolymer.
Claims16
Terminally sterilized package defining a container for liquid pharmaceutical and containing said pharmaceutical, said container comprising a receptacle having an opening for receiving said pharmaceutical and a closure for said opening, at least the interior surface of said receptacle is essentially perfluoropolymer.
Process for terminally sterilizing a liquid pharmaceutical while minimizing therapeutic loss thereof, comprising providing a container for said liquid pharmaceutical, said container comprising a receptacle having an opening for receiving said liquid pharmaceutical and a closure for said opening, adding said liquid pharmaceutical to said receptacle, applying said closure to said opening thereby forming said package, and sterilizing said package and thereby said liquid pharmaceutical within said package, the interior surface of at least said receptacle being made of essentially perfluoropolymer, whereby said liquid pharmaceutical is not absorbed by said receptacle during said sterilization.
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