Microplastics and Water for Injection (WFI)
Microplastics in drinking water and global water sources has been a recently growing topic among scientific research and environmental news. Read more on how this could be effecting the pharmaceutical industry and see it from their perspective.
2018-11-09
Juha Mattila
Key Takeaways:
- Microplastics in drinking water raise concerns for pharmaceutical water systems.
- WFI is filtered and distilled, but no standards exist for microplastic limits.
- RO membrane filtration is the best pre-treatment for microplastic removal.
- Distillation methods help eliminate non-condensable particles and pyrogens.
- Regulators may need to update pharmacopeial standards for microplastic risks.
