Know the expiry date basis in drug/vaccine label?

The basis of expiry date in drug / vaccine label is based on the conducted stability study. There are guidances for the stability testing study. For the pharmaceutical product, the guidance by WHO is “Stability testing of active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished pharmaceutical products”, Annex 2 in the World Health Organization [WHO] Technical Report Series, […]

Vaccine vials thrown away during earthquake in Indonesia!

Earth quakes occur often in Indonesia, since it falls under the seismic zone. Once there was a big earth quake and there was no power for many days. Due to the unavailability of power, vaccines stored in refrigerator could not be assessed, whether those vaccines can be used or not. So, all the vaccines were […]

Uranium and Polonium engulfed the discoverer Marie Curie

Marie Curie was a Polish and French physicist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and the only woman to win the Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two scientific fields. She was the first woman to become a professor at the University of […]

Did God lie to us?

The question would surprise all because why should the powerful almighty lie to Humans? The book of Genesis says the creation of God with the below list: Day 1: Light. Day 2: Atmosphere. Day 3: Dry ground & plants. Day 4: Sun, moon & stars. Day 5: Birds & sea creatures. Day 6: Land animals […]

Elephant in the dark?

The story goes on like this. A group of people do not know how an elephant looks like; in fact, the animal is new to them. So, their eyes are masked and allowed to touch and say, how an elephant looks like? Their interpretation of elephant was funny based on the portion they touched. One […]