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General requirements for parenteral dosage forms

Stability:
• The physical as well as chemical stability of parenteral product should be maintained during storage.

Sterility:
• The formulation should be free from all type of microbes.

Free from pyrogens:
• The parenteral formulation should be free from pyrogens , hence test for pyrogens should be done.

Free from foreign particles:
• The product should be free from all types of foreign particles. To ensure it, clarity test should be done.

Isotonicity:
• The parenteral product should be isotonic with blood plasma or body fluids.

Specific gravity:
• The parenteral product meant for spinal cord should have gravity as same of spinal fluid.

Chemical impurity:
• The parenteral product should be free from any type of chemical impurity.