Selecting the right equipment for pharmaceutical applications is crucial. Essential pharma lab equipment can help ensure high-quality products, improve worker safety, and reduce liability concerns.
Find out how to pick pharma laboratory equipment for your specific needs.
Understanding the Requirements for Pharma Industry
The first step in selecting the right equipment is understanding the specific requirements of your pharmaceutical processes. Whether you are involved in non-sterile compounding, aseptic processing, powder mixing, or powder weighing, the equipment must effectively contain airborne particulates, including active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
Enhancing Personnel Safety and Product Quality in Pharmaceutical Production
Air Science’s ductless and ducted fume hood technology plays a vital role in enhancing personnel safety and product quality. Ductless fume hoods use activated carbon filters to capture potentially hazardous vapors and HEPA filtration to capture hazardous powders. Ducted fume hoods exhaust contaminated air outside the lab. Both types of fume hoods can be used to help maintain a controlled environment, which is essential for high-quality pharmaceutical production and compounding activities.
The Air Science Purair® RX Class I Balance Enclosure is designed to meet USP 800 and USP 795 requirements. These enclosures are engineered to ensure a clean and safe environment by containing airborne particulates during critical handling procedures, such as weighing and mixing powders. This protects the safety of your personnel and work environment. While the Purair RX supports non-sterile pharma applications, it is not intended for applications that require product protection.
In aseptic processing or other sterile applications that require product protection in the pharmaceutical industry, a laminar flow hood is more appropriate.
Biological safety cabinets (BSCs) provide a controlled environment to prevent contamination, making them ideal for aseptic processing tasks where sterility is crucial. USP 800 standards for both sterile and non-sterile compounding require BSCs to be externally vented. To meet USP 800 standards, Air Science can offer an exhaust canopy to enable connection to ductwork. Because biological safety cabinets protect the product, workers, and the environment, they are often used for a variety of pharmaceutical applications.
Key Considerations for Selection of Pharma Lab Equipment
When selecting the perfect product for pharmaceutical applications, consider the following key points:
- Product Quality: Ensure the equipment is designed to meet national and international standards.
- Worker Safety: Choose equipment that effectively contains airborne particulates and hazardous materials.
- Process Alignment: Select equipment that aligns with your specific processes, such as aseptic processing, pharmaceutical compounding, powder mixing, and powder weighing.
By considering these factors and utilizing the resources provided by Air Science, you can confidently choose the perfect product for your pharmaceutical applications.
Visit our Pharmaceutical Laboratory Equipment page to explore the full range of equipment and resources available to support your lab’s success.
