QA & QC
Pharmaceutical Finished Product Specification and Template
As per ICH Guideline,A specification is defined as a list of tests, references to analytical procedures, and appropriate acceptance criteria which are numerical limits, ranges, or other criteria for the tests described. When a specification is first proposed, justification should be presented for each procedure and each acceptance criterion included. ... Read More
Annual Product Review in Pharmaceutical Industry
An annual product review (APR) should be conducted for every commercial product in pharmaceutical industry. The objective of this review is to: APR Relationship to the Quality System SOP for Annual Product Review (APR) Table of Contents Scope and Objectives 1. Applied separately to each product, or product groups, annually. ... Read More
Quality Agreement Guidelines and Template
One of the biggest issues facing the pharmaceutical industry and patients today is quality, integrity and security of the pharmaceutical supply chain, preventing contamination (adulteration) and eliminating counterfeits. A suitable Supplier Qualification Program has hence to be implemented by each user of purchased APIs (or intermediates). A major element of ... Read More
Data Integrity in Analytical Laboratories
Data integrity in the analytical laboratories is an area of increasing focus for regulatory authorities such as FDA, EU, TGA etc. Data Integrity The data which is attributable, legible, contemporaneously recorded, original or a true copy, and accurate (ALCOA). During regulatory inspection/audit analytical laboratories have to provide information about the ... Read More
Types of Change Control in Pharmaceutical Industry
In pharma industry, any proposal for change requires evaluation of the change against the marketing authorization (MA) for the product, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines, and patient safety. Most importantly, consideration must be given to the impact of the change on the patient safety. This is the primary concern when ... Read More
Vendor Qualification in Pharmaceutical Industry
The primary step for Manufacturing is to ensure that API (Drug Substance) Vendor Qualification is complied to manufacture a FDF- Finished Dosage Form / Formulation (Drug Product) which confirms the Product Quality. The same fundamental is applicable to API for which Key Starting Material (KSM) is sourced for API manufacturing. ... Read More
Change Control in Pharmaceutical Industry
Change Control is an important process within a Pharmaceutical Quality System. It involves providing justification for changes. A Pharmaceutical Quality System should enable continual improvement and facilitate change. It should include arrangements for the prospective evaluation of planned changes and approval prior to implementation. There should be checks that the ... Read More
Frequently Asked Questions on Data Integrity
This article contains a collection of frequently asked questions that have been submitted by the industry to the APIC DI taskforce. Which is divided into following sections: Q1. What is the difference between a digital and an e-signature? A digital signature is attached to an electronic file and not maintained ... Read More
Product Quality Test for Inhalation and Nasal Drug Products
Inhalation drug products deliver drugs into the lungs by oral inhalation and include inhalation aerosols, inhalation powders, inhalation sprays, inhalation solutions, inhalation suspensions, solutions for inhalation, and drugs for inhalation solutions dosage forms. Nasal drug products deliver drugs into the nasal cavity and include nasal sprays, nasal solutions, nasal aerosols, ... Read More
Product Quality Tests for Mucosal Drug Products
The mucosal route of drug administration is subdivided into seven membrane surfaces for the purposes of taxonomic distinction of dosage forms by route of administration. These membrane surfaces are characterized as otic, ophthalmic, nasal, oropharyngeal, urethral, vaginal, and rectal. In this article we provides product quality tests that are generally ... Read More
Product Quality Tests for Injections and Implanted Drug Products
Parenteral drug products include both injections and implanted drug products that are injected through the skin or other external boundary tissue, or implanted within the body to allow the direct administration of the active drug substance(s) into blood vessels, organs, tissues, or lesions. Injections may exist as either immediate- or ... Read More