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HVAC qualification has become one of the fields of the pharmaceutical validation protocol that can generate a great number of deviations. Te...

Cleaning validation in the manufacturing of ointments poses some challenges that differ from those that come with many traditional solid ora...

The classification of sterile areas indicates how clean the surrounding area must be with regard to the condition of the environment in ques...

The occurrence of failures in GMP compliance is often linked to a contribution of multiple weak links rather than being a result of a single...

The term critical quality attributes (CQAs) refers to the objectives established for some of the relevant physical, chemical, biological, or...

It is rare for a regulatory inspection to be problematic because one of the inspectors may ask a surprise question. Problems are usually cau...

An analytical result does not necessarily have to exceed the specification limit in order to warrant concern regarding product quality. In t...

The occurrence of regulatory action is one of the most severe consequences that can befall a pharmaceutical company as a result of a regulat...

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point, commonly known as HACCP, is a systematic preventive technique for identifying hazards and assuri...

When regulatory authorities make observations, it signals an indication that the company's systems, processes and controls may not compl...

The periodic review is an essential part of a suitable Pharmaceutical Quality System. It allows examining the ongoing processes and understa...

Calibration records are critical quality records kept by pharmaceutical manufacturers. A long list of measuring instruments is frequently us...

A vast volume of highly regulated data is produced by a drug-producing company on a daily basis. Various documents, such as Standard Operati...

Documentation refers to the records of various events throughout the process of pharmaceutical manufacturing. In reality, however, this term...

Validation can be defined as written proof showing that a process system or equipment is working as it was meant to be. In reality, however,...

At any pharmaceutical production facility, training records serve as proof that an employee has attended a training program. It supports the...

Pharmaceutical manufacturing has aseptic production as one of its toughest processes because the end product has to stay sterile without the...

In a sterile manufacturing environment, personnel represent one of the greatest possible causes of contamination. A cleanroom can have a sui...

Continuous manufacturing affects the way processes are developed, certified and validated in the pharmaceutical industry. Instead of manufac...

The decision to outsource pharmaceutical manufacturing is an important aspect in the operations of many businesses. Contract Manufacturing O...

Imagine that a tablet compression machine is correctly functioning as highlighted in the process instruction document. The speed of compress...

The pharmaceutical industry operates on the preventative principle of failures, which means production failures are avoided before they occu...

Not every problem with quality in pharmaceutical production is an OOS situation. There are plenty of cases when testing gives results in com...

Validation failures are usually due to improper testing, equipment failure, or mistakes made by the operator. One of the most common causes ...

Validation tests do not finish once the testing phase has been accomplished. A good validation report proves the outcome of the validation p...

Validation documents go beyond regulatory documentation; they are written proof that the pharmaceutical premises, equipment, utilities, comp...

During an inspection by regulatory authorities, various documentation reveal the working of a pharmaceutical facility. Although inspectors s...

The core of pharmaceutical production is the concept of batch consistency. Every batch must conform with all predetermined specifications re...

An inspection carried out according to regulations is one of the major moments in the life of a pharmaceutical production plant. Regardless ...

One of the hardest experiences that any pharmaceutical company could encounter is the failure of the cleaning validation process. There are ...