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Critical Importance and Quality Evaluation of Drug Delivery Autoinjectors in the FDA-DOD Shelf Life Extension Program (SLEP)

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  1. Division of Product Quality Research, Office of Testing and Research, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

    Saeed R. Khan, Adil Mohammad & Patrick J. Faustino

  2. Texas A&M Health Science Center, Reynolds Medical Building, Suite 159, College Station, Texas, 77843-1114, USA

    Mansoor A. Khan

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Khan, S.R., Mohammad, A., Khan, M.A. et al. Critical Importance and Quality Evaluation of Drug Delivery Autoinjectors in the FDA-DOD Shelf Life Extension Program (SLEP). AAPS J 18, 801–803 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1208/s12248-016-9910-5

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