Fill lines are changing rapidly. It is important to identify your drivers, be aware of your presumptions and understand current technologies. You want to identify the right team and technologies for your product and project. The drivers for vast differences in fill line technology has come from the need to make injectable formulations easier and less intimidating for the patient. The accuracy of the dosage is important to control patient response and keep quality high and the costs low. The patient cares about how easy it is to give themselves or their loved ones an injection. This has led to an increase in the use of pre-filled syringes and cartridges. Both are easier for the patient than using a syringe to draw a dose out of a vial. For the manufacturer of the dose, it means that the equipment needed has to fit the dosage form. The manufacturing company cares about reducing rejects, increasing accuracy, reducing overfill, and improving turnaround time between batches and/or products.

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