Pharma Digest
Cleaning Validation Acceptance Criteria Calculation
The cleaning validation acceptance criteria preferably should be based on the Acceptable Daily Exposure (ADE) or Permitted Daily Exposure (PDE) calculations whenever this data is available. The APIC Guidance refers primarily to ADE in the examples of calculations included in this chapter, in line with the ISPE recommended calculations. Acceptance ... Read More
Data Integrity in Pharmaceutical Industry
Data integrity refers to the completeness, consistency, and accuracy of data. Where complete, consistent, and accurate data should be attributable, legible, contemporaneously recorded, original or a true copy, and accurate (ALCOA) throughout the lifecycle of the product. Data integrity is a requirement of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) for drug ... Read More
APIC Guidance on Aspects of Cleaning Validation in API Plant
This guidance document was published by the APIC Cleaning Validation Task Force on behalf of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Committee (APIC) of CEFIC for cleaning validation in active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing plants. Six specific areas are addressed in this Guidance document: Acceptance Criteria Companies must demonstrate during cleaning validation that ... Read More
Cleaning Validation in Pharmaceutical Industry
Cleaning validation is a crucial process in the pharmaceutical industry that involves ensuring that equipment and facilities are free of residue and contaminants that could impact product quality and safety. Over the years, different approaches and techniques have been developed and adopted for cleaning validation, each building on the successes ... Read More
Isolation and Identification of Impurities and Degradants
The identification of degradation products can provide an understanding of impurity formation and define degradation mechanisms. If the identification process is performed at an early stage of drug development, there is adequate time for improvements in the drug substance process and drug product formulation to prevent these impurities and degradants. ... Read More
Analytical Method Validation
Analytical method validation is a process used to prove through scientific study that the method is suitable for its intended use. Compendial methods have to be verified for suitability under actual conditions of use and for a particular formulation. The validation of analytical procedures is directed to the four most ... Read More
Analytical Method Development Process
Analytical method development in pharmaceutical industry is a risk-based approaches for the assessment of the quality of drug substances and drug products based on product QTPP and CQAs. It’s determine what to measure and when to measure. The goal of method development is to obtain an analytical method fit for ... Read More
How to Increase Solubility of Drug?
The solubility of drug molecule is one of the most challenging aspect in formulation development. It is crucial to ensure the right concentration of a drug gets into the bloodstream so the bioavailability of the drug causes the desired pharmacological response. Therefore, using a variety of techniques to improve solubility ... Read More
Contamination Control Strategy (CCS) for Pharmaceutical Industry
Defining a well-documented cross-contamination strategy involves several key steps. When defining a CCS (contamination control strategy), it is recommended to consider not only cross-contamination but also all other types of contaminants. While the majority of available guidance (e.g ECS, PDA, Annex-1 of EU GMP) primarily focuses on parenteral preparation, it ... Read More
User Requirement Specification in Pharmaceutical Industry
User Requirement Specifications (URS) known as a document, which describe the basic requirement of any Equipment, Instrument, System or Facility in terms of Material of constraints, Model, Capacity, Process, Control System and other cGMP requirements. It is a first document to define the procedure for the procurement of any equipment ... Read More
Vendor Qualification Under FDA and ICH Regulations
FDA, Guidelines, ICH
All contract service organizations and vendors who supply the cGMP facility with critical supplies, reagents, and equipment must be qualified. This helps to ensure all products have been manufactured in a way that prevents the introduction of adventitious agents or toxic impurities and ensures final product safety, effectiveness, and consistency. ... Read More