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Pharmaceutical requirements

                                 Sterility

                                  Steam

                     Radiation                  Dry
                                                heat
                                 Sterilization
                                   methods

                                 Gas Filtration

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    Pharmaceutical requirements  Sterility

     Steam

    • It is usually the method of choice if the product can
       withstand it. Most pharmaceutical products are adversely
       affected by heat and cannot be heated safely to the
       temperature required for dry heat sterilization.

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Salma E. EL-Habashy
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