West Pharmaceutical Services Introduces LyoTec; High Performance Stoppers Meet Demands of New Automated Lyophilization Chamber Technology.Business Editors/Health/Medical WritersParenteral parenteral /pa·ren·ter·al/ (pah-ren´ter-al) not through the alimentary canal, but rather by injection through some other route, as subcutaneous, intramuscular, etc. par·en·ter·al adj. 1. Drug Association Annual Meeting Booth #419-421 ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2004 West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : WST WST In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Samoan Tala. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) today introduced LyoTec(TM) stoppers at the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). ) Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. The product launch comes in response to market demands for stoppers that do not stick to the pressure plates in lyophilization lyophilization /ly·oph·i·li·za·tion/ (li-of?i-li-za´shun) the creation of a stable preparation of a biological substance by rapid freezing and dehydration of the frozen product under high vacuum. chambers. LyoTec stoppers are treated on the top surface with West FluroTec(R), a patented fluorocarbon fluorocarbon /flu·o·ro·car·bon/ (floor´o-kahr?b?n) any of the class of organic compounds consisting of carbon and fluorine only. film. The film prevents stoppers from sticking to the top pressure plates at the end of the lyophilization cycle. Lyophilization is a process in which water is removed from a drug formulation by freezing the drug product in a vial and exposing it to a high vacuum under controlled temperature and pressure. This enables longer preservation of the drug without harming the potency. "We discovered that by applying our patented FluroTec(R) film to the top surface of our existing stoppers, we can help our customers reduce the costly product losses that result from lyophilization chamber disasters," said Donald E. Morel morel Any of various species of edible mushrooms in the genera Morchella and Verpa. Morels have a convoluted or pitted head, or cap, vary in shape, and occur in diverse habitats. The edible M. , Jr., Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of West Pharmaceutical Services. "By applying the film to just the top surface, many of our customers can readily switch to the LyoTec stopper without extensive re-qualification because the drug contact surface area remains the same. The LyoTec product line promotes rapid conversion of existing products to meet critical customer needs." In addition to existing West stopper formulations and configurations, the company is introducing a single-vent design to further enhance processability. The new single-vent "igloo igloo (ĭg`l  ) [Inuit,=house]. The Eskimos traditionally had three types of houses. " design dramatically reduces the occurrence of stopper clumping and twinning in filling lines. About West Pharmaceutical Services West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE: WST) is the world's premier provider of standard-setting systems and device components for parenterally administered medicines and an emerging leader in the development of advanced drug formulation technologies for the nasal and targeted oral delivery of drugs. Internationally headquartered in Lionville, Pennsylvania, West supports its partners and customers from 50 locations throughout North America, South America, Europe, Mexico, Japan, Asia and Australia. For more information, visit West at www.westpharma.com or www.westdrugdelivery.com. |
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