Pharmaceutical Ovens are used in drying drug products and a process called depyrogenation. Depyrogenation is important to maintaining quality and safety of pharmaceutical products. By destroying harmful pyrogens such as endotoxins, the pharmaceutical manufacturer guarantees that the final product meets requirements for permissible endotoxin levels. Pyrogens can easily transfer from laboratory employees, work surfaces, and contaminated air to laboratory containers, reaction vessels, and the final drug product. The FDA and other regulatory bodies impose strict rules governing the quantitiy of pyrogens permissible per volume of drug product or sterilized water. Specialized ovens can be used to depyrogenate water and drug products for pharmaceutical GMP manufacturing.
Purchasing considerations for depyrogenation oven equipment include the available floor or bench space, the amount of samples being worked with, and finally, the requirements for permissible endotoxin levels.