Patient safety is at the forefront of considerations in
the pharmaceutical industry, with high expectations
from patients and care providers for quality in injectable
medicines. Pharmaceutical companies and their packaging
and delivery system providers should be ever-diligent in
ensuring that quality and compliance are top priorities, but
there must also be a balance that allows for appropriate
cost management. In this article, Fran DeGrazio, Vice
President of Scientific Affairs & Technical Services at West
Pharmaceutical Services, Inc discusses how significant to
patient safety is the production of high-quality packaging
components and delivery systems.