Multi-dose vial: difference between revisions
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| + | 16 | {{hatnote|For the container itself and its materials, see [[Vial]]. For the dating of an opened container, see [[Beyond-use date]].}} | |
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| 17 | A '''multi-dose vial''', termed a ''multiple-dose container'' in compendial language, is a container of an injectable preparation intended to permit withdrawal of successive portions of its contents without change in the strength, quality or purity of the remainder. The definition is functional: it describes an intention and the conditions that make the intention safe, not a size or a shape. A 10 mL [[vial]] may be a single-dose or a multiple-dose container depending on its formulation and its labelling.{{r|usp659}} | 18 | A '''multi-dose vial''', termed a ''multiple-dose container'' in compendial language, is a container of an injectable preparation intended to permit withdrawal of successive portions of its contents without change in the strength, quality or purity of the remainder. The definition is functional: it describes an intention and the conditions that make the intention safe, not a size or a shape. A 10 mL [[vial]] may be a single-dose or a multiple-dose container depending on its formulation and its labelling.{{r|usp659}} |