41INJECTABLE PREPARATIONS- AN EMERGING DOSAGE FORMSInjectables occupy a considerable prominence in world market irrespective of diminishing growth in the pharmaceutical market for 2-3 years. The advancements in technology up-gradation and investments have provided immense growth opportunities for injectables to emerge in the worlds’s pharmaceutical industry in recent years. According to RNCOS' research report, "UK Injectables Market Outlook to 20 17", the market is anticipated to grow at a rate of approximately 4.5% during 2012-2017. The increasing need of injectables for diseases like diabetes, infectious diseases and arthritis is primarily driving the market. A lot of investment is being done in research and development of injectables in order to improve their medical outcomes. Here it is worth mentioning that many countries governments have significantly contributed towards the development of innovative medicines. Certain pharmaceutical firms in world injectable market have established their foothold given the diverse and innovative product offerings. Several small pharma majors too have been aggressively competing with big pharmaceutical players in order to establish themselves in the market. This review highlights the basic types of injectable preparations and their quality control tests with their standards.shcpresearch@gmail.com Review412014Injectable Preparations,Powders for Injection,Implants,Sterility TestingM.Jayasree,C.Sowmya, L.Divya,M.Niranjan Babu,V.Rajasekhar Reddy,V.LavakumarDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Sevenhills College of Pharmacy, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India,Faculty, Department of Pharmaceutics, Omer El Mukhtar University, Al-Beida, Libiya.,Department of Pharmaceutics, Sevenhills College of Pharmacy, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India,Principal, Sevenhills College of Pharmacy, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India,Department of Pharmaceutics, Sevenhills College of Pharmacy, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India,Research Director, Sevenhills College of Pharmacy, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India