By Catherine Eckford
Published in: European Pharmaceutical Review / Charles River Labs
Published on: January 15, 2025
A study has investigated the challenges of freezing biological drug products with vials as a primary packaging container. In their study, Henle et al. assessed the suitability of different vial qualities in relation to the “thermally induced mechanical stresses experienced during frozen drug product preparation and storage”. The researchers stated that in recent years, novel vial types for special applications of parenteral drug products have entered the market.