Quality Assurance 6th Sem IMP Question and Answer
Quality Assurance 6th Sem IMP Question and Answer
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9) Inspection and testing
IV) Benefit of ISO 9000
• To establish and maintain
• ISO 9000 continues work on
documented procedures for
improvement
inspection and testing activities to
- Improve control
in order to verify that the specified
- Improve discipline
requirements for the product are
- Improve procedure
met.
- Improve Documentation
- Customer satisfaction
10) Control of inspection,
• Reduction in error and customer
measuring and test equipment
complaints
• better working environment
• To establish and maintain • Reduce audits
documented procedures to control, • Enhance marketing
calibrate and maintain inspection, • Improve employee motivation
measuring and test equipment • Promote international trade
used by the supplier to • Increase profit
demonstrate the conformance of
• Reduce waste and increase
product to the specified
production.
requirements.
V) Disadvantages Of ISO 9000
11) Control of non conforming
product
• Not all countries accept ISO
• To establish and maintain registrars
documented procedures to ensure • ▪ Mainly for exporting firms
that product that does not conform • Barrier to trade
to specified requirements is • Time consuming
prevented from unintended use or • Costly
installation. • Difficult for small firms to afford
12)Handling, storage, packaging,
preservation and delivery
• To Establish and maintain
documented procedures to prevent
damage or deterioration of product.
Q. 3) Write Note on ISO
V) Importance Of ISO 14000
14000
Ans:- • Reduces environmental liability
• Enhances public image and
I) ISO 14000 reputation
• Assures customers
• Satisfies investor criteria
• ISO 14000 is a family of standards
• Reduces the cost
related to environment
• Improve industry-government
management that exists to help
relations
organizations.
VI) Elements Of ISO 14000
II) Features
1) Environmental policy
• better environment management
• flexible and applicable to all nations
• scientific • Clearly outline the environmental
• practice and useful policy.
• This is a clearly written statement
III) Object outlining a business's objectives and
• Minimize operations which harm to targets, in the context of their
environment environmental policy.
• comply with applicable laws and • Policy should always be clearly
regulation communicated both internally and
• Continue improve in the above externally, as well as fully
implemented.
IV) ISO 14000 Entails five aspects
I) Environmental Management 2) Planning
System
II) Environmental Auditing and • Make complete, thorough plans for
related investigations implementing the EMS.
III) Environmental Labels and • With clear, thorough planning,
Declarations organizations stand to assess the
IV) Environmental Performance environmental impact of all
Evaluation operations.
V) Life Cycle Analysis & Terms and
Definitions
3) Implementation VI) Benefits Of ISO 14000
• After planning, this step involves the
execution of those plans • Cost savings in waste, recycling and
• This step will also incorporate consumption
adjustments and even building of
new processes to adapt to changing • Advantage over competitors when
requirements. tendering for business
• Scope of this section also includes
emergency response planning and • Management of environmental risks
preparedness.
• Compliance with individual
4) Study and correct countries environmental regulations
• After implementing the most basic
EMS, observe how it functions, and • Demonstrates your commitment to
make corrections or optimizations improving the environment
as needed.
• This step involves the management • Shows you are a responsible future
of new and existing procedures to focused organization
make sure KPIs are hit and that the
EMS is functioning as it should be. • Can reduce insurance cover costs
6) Continuous improvement
QA QC
2) Class II Recall
1) Class I Recall
• Class I recall is for products which could cause serious injury or death
• Class I recall are pretty rare
• The main objective of Class I Recall is to sure that all affected item’s are
removed from the market and from people’s home
• Example :-
1) High level of sulphites
2) Class II Recall
• Class II Recall is for products which could cause temporary health problems
• A situation in which use of violative products may cause temporary adverse
health problems
• Example :-
i )Foreign Objects
ii )Pathogens
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Q 7) Explain Analytical validation (10 Mark)
Ans:-
• Analytical method of validation is the process used to prove that analytical
procedure employed for specific test suitable for international use
• Outcome from method validation used to judge quality, reliability and
consistency of analytical results
1) Identification Test
• identification test Ensure the identity of analyte in sample
2) Quantitative Test
• check impurities in samples
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2) Linearity :- Ability to obtain test result which are directly proportional to the
concentration of analyte in the sample.
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Q. 8) Write a note on concept of Quality control and Quality
Assurance as per GMP.
Ans.. A] Quality control :- Quality control is the essential part of GMP which is
concerned with sampling , specification ,and testing as well as with the
organization , documentation and release procedure which ensure that the
necessary and relevant tests are carried out , and that materials are not released
for use.
Nor products released for sale or supply , until their quality has been judged to be
satisfactory.
Quality control is an essential operations of the pharmaceutical industry.
II) Objectives of Quality control :-
1. To set the standard / specification for the product.
2. To eliminate / reduce the error and established quality.
3. To test the product and its derivation from the quality specification.
4. To check and evaluate methods and process of production.
5. To find out defects in the product
III) Basic requirements of Quality control :-
1) Adequate facilities, trained personnel and approved procedures are available
for sampling, inspecting and testing starting materials, packaging materials,
intermediate, bulk, and finished products, and where appropriate for monitoring
environmental conditions for GMP purposes;
2) Samples of starting materials, packaging materials, intermediate products, bulk
products and finished products are taken by personnel and by methods approved
by Quality Control;
3) Test methods are validated;
4) Records are made, manually and/or by recording instruments, which
demonstrate that all the required sampling, inspecting and testing procedures
were actually carried out. Any deviations are fully recorded and investigated;
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B] Quality Assurance :- Quality assurance is set of activities for ensuring
quality in products . The activities focus on identifying defects in the actual
products produced.
• Quality management is defined as the aspects of management function
that determines and implements the ‘quality policy ’, i.e. the overall
intention and direction of an organization regarding quality as formally
expressed and authorized by top management.
Quality Assurance = Quality control + GMP / Other Quality systems
I) Objectives of Quality Assurance
1. Supervising good manufacturing practices
2. Verifying the quality of raw material used in manufacturing.
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Q. 9 ) Write a detailed note on QBD
Ans..
I) Quality By Design :-
• The pharmaceutical quality by design (QBD) is a systematic approach to
development that begins with predefined objectives and emphasizes
product and process understanding and process control based on sound
science and quality risk management.
• Quality by design is emerging the Assurance of safe , effective drug supply
to the customers and also offers promise to significantly improve
manufacturing quality performance.
II) QBD model consists following steps..
1. Establish the project design targets and goals
2. Define the market and customers that will be targeted
3. Discover the market , customers, and societal needs
4. Developed the feature of the new design that will meet the needs
5. Develop or redevelop the processes to produce the feature
III) Elements of QBD..
1. Quality target products profile and define critical quality attributes
2. Product design and understanding & identification of critical material
attributes
3. Design and implement a control strategy
4. Manage products life cycle including continues improvement
IV) Advantages of QBD…
Benefits for industry :-
• Better understanding of the process .
• Less batch failure
• More efficient and effective control of change
• Return on investment / cost saving
V) QBD Tools…
Design of experiments , risk assessment and process analytical technology are
tools that may be used in QbD process when appropriate . they do not check box
requirements.
1. Design of Experiments
2. Risk assessment.
3. Process Analytical technology.
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1.Design of. Experiments :- Design of Experiments structured organized method
for determining the relationship between factors affecting a process and the
response of that process.
• Choose experimental design
• Conduct randomized experiment
• Analyze data
• Create multidimensional surface model
2.Risk Assessment :-
• Risk is defined as the combination of the probability of occurrence of harm
and the severity of that harm. It consists of the identification of hazards and
the analysis and evaluation of risks associated with exposure to those
hazards.
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Q.10 ) Explain in detail Validation and calibration.
Ans.. A] Validation :- •Validation may be defined as documented evidence that a
process equipment , instruments or product performs as it is expected to
perform. • The process in which the collection and evaluation of data , from
process design stages throughout production , which established scientific
evidence that a process is capable of consistently delivering quality product.
I) Types of validation :-
a) Equipment validation b) Process validation c) Analytical validation.
a) Equipment validation :- The basic component of Pharmaceutical industry is
the 'Equipment' used for manufacturing or analysis. Equipment must be located
,designed constructed ,adapted and maintained to suit the operations to be
carried out.
• Equipment validation is performed through following steps:)
i)Design Qualification
ii) Installation Qualification
iii)Operational Qualification
iv)Performance Qualification
b) Process validation :- Process validation is established evidence which provides
a high degree of assurance that a specific process such as manufacturing of
pharmaceutical dosage forms.
# Types of process validation :-
i)Prospective validation :- This validation is conducted prior to the distribution of
new product.
ii) Retrospective Validation :- It is the establishment of documented evidence of
what a system does or what it purports to do based upon the review & analysis of
existing information.
iii) Concurrent validation :- it is establishment of documented evidence of what a
system does or what it purports to do information generated of system.
c) Analytical method validation :- Method validation is the process used to
confirm that the analytical procedure employed for a specific test is suitable for
its intended use.
# Common types:-
• Identification test
• Quantitative tests for impurities contents
• Limit test for the control of impurities
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B] Calibration :-
• Purpose of calibration is to demonstrate that, a particular Instrument or
device produces results with in specified limits by comparisons with those
produced by a reference or traceable standard over an appropriate range
of measurements.
• Calibration is an instruments is the process of determining its accuracy.
• The process involves obtaining a reading from the instruments and
measuring its variation from the reading obtained from a standard
instrument.
II) Importance of Calibration :-
1. Calibration is important to get accurate result and to minimize the
errors.
2. Calibration minimizes uncertainty during analysis and provide
confidence to the analyst.
3. Accuracy in analytical tests assures the quality of the product.
4. Calibration helps to reduce resting and rework
5. Calibration performance of the organization in quality audits.
III) Types of Calibration :- The process of testing calibration can be performed on
a number of products and types of equipment , across multiple sectors.
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Q..11 ) Write a note on Good warehousing practice
Ans.. I) Warehouse: The warehouse is the building used for storage of raw
materials , packaging and packs of finished products under suitable storage
conditions.
• So warehouses for storage if pharmaceutical products should be laid out
with all required storage areas , good assembly ,packing ,receiving and
dispatching point.
• All the facilities should be designed in such a way that dispensing errors are
reduced to minimum to achieve quality and ultimately staff and patients
are provided with a safe environment.
Warehousing :- It is an activity that involves the storage of goods until they
are dispatched to the market.
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2. Personnel – There should be an adequate number of competent personnel
involved in all stages of the distribution of pharmaceutical products to
maintain quality.
• The warehouse shall provide necessary training from time to time to
achieve needed competency.
3. Premises - • Premises should be of suitable size and construction to
facilitate cleaning, maintenance and orderly, segregated storage.
• Storage areas must be designed to provide adequate lightening,
ventilation, temperature, sanitation, humidity, space, equipment, and
security conditions.
4. Equipment - .There should be a planned preventative maintenance
programme in place, recording and control equipment should be calibrated
and checked at defined intervals by appropriate methods.
5. Sanitation – A written sanitation program should be in place indicating the
frequency and method for cleaning the facility.
• Storage area should be cleaned and accumulated waste removed at
regular intervals
6. Temperature and environment control - All drug products must be stored
at appropriate conditions as stated on the label of the product.
7. Materials management – All the necessary precaution for receipt,
segregation ,storage and dispatch should be followed for raw material ,
packing material and finished products
8. Packing – The identification of the products is not lost
• The products does not contaminate and is not contaminated by other
products or materials.
9. Dispatch and receipt – while dispatch the product be taken that product
will remain intact and its required storage conditions will be maintained.
10. Documentation & record - All the instruction , records should be well
documented. Each and every activity in storage area should be
documented.
11.Returned product – All the returned product should be received and
storage as per standard procedures. The document for the same should be
maintained properly.
12. Recalled product – There should be a defined system and written
procedure for any pharmaceutical products recall for any reasons. Such
products should be maintained carefully .
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Q.12 ) Write a detailed note on ICH guidelines including QSEM
& ICH stability testing guidelines.
Ans:-
I) ICH:- International Council For Harmonization.
• It’s for the technical requirements for pharmaceutical for human use (ICH).
Unique in bringing together the regulatory authorities and pharmaceutical
industry.
• Inception in 1990, ICH has gradually evolved, to respond to the increasingly
global face of drug development.
• Ensure that safe, effective, high quality medicines are developed and
registered in the most resource-efficient manner.
• October 2015, 16 Members and 32 Observers. Included in it.
• It involving both regulators and research based industry representatives of
the Europe (EU), Japan and the United State (US).
• Scientific and technical discussions of the testing procedures required to
assess and ensure the safety, quality and efficacy of medicines.
• This guideline applies to the systems supporting the development and
manufacture of pharmaceutical drug substances (i.e., API; and drug
products, including biotechnology and biological products, throughout the
product lifecycle
- Quality (Q) :-
• Q1A Stability
• Q2 Analytical validation
• Q3A Impurities
• Q4 Pharmacopoeias
• Q5A Quality of Biotechnological product
• Q6A Specification
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• Q7 GMP
• Q8 Pharmaceutical Development
• Lifecycle Management
- Safety (S) :-
• Toxicity Testing • Reproductive Toxicology
• Biotechnology Products • Pharmacology Studies
- Efficacy (E) :-
• Pharmacovigilance
• Clinical Study Reports
• Dose – Response Studies
• Ethnic Factors
• Good clinical Practice
• Genomic sampling
• Safety Data Collection
• Clinical Safety
- Multidisciplinary (M) :-
• Electronic Standard
• Nonclinical Safety Studies
• Gene therapy
• Mutagenic Impurities
• Common Technical Document
• eCTD
III) ICH stability testing guidelines
• Stability Testing of new Drug Substances & products
• Photostability Testing Of new Drug Substances & Product
• New Dosage Forms
• Bracketing & Matrixing Designs for Stability Testing of new Drug
substances & products
• Evaluation of stability Data
• Stability Data package for registration application in climatic zones III
& IV
• Data from stability studies should be provided on at least three
primary batches of the drug product.
• Stability of drug substance and drug product for registration of
application of NCE or associated drug, within three regions of ICH i. e;
EU, Japan, USA .
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Q. 13 ) Write a Note on NABL
Ans:-
I) NABL
• Accreditation is the formal recognition, authorization and registration of a
laboratory that has demonstrated its capability, competence and credibility
to carry out the tasks it is claiming to be able to do.
• Govt. of India has authorized NABL as the sole accreditation body for
testing and calibration laboratories.
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III) Accreditation process
• Finally when the laboratory is ready, the Lead Assessor and a team of
technical assessors will conduct the final assessment. The number of
technical assessors will depend on the number of disciplines applied for.
The accreditation process involves a thorough assessment of all the
elements of the laboratory that contribute to the production of accurate
and reliable test data.
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Q. 14) Write a note on Good laboratory practices (GLP)
Ans..
I) Definition
• Good laboratory practices is defined as a quality system concerned with
the organization process and the conditions under which non – clinical
health and environment safety studies as planned , performed ,
monitored , recorded , archived , reported.
• Good laboratory practices applies to non clinical studies conducted for
the assessment of the safety or efficacy of chemicals
• GLP , a data quality system , should not be contused with standards for
laboratory safety – appropriate gloves , glasses and clothing to handle
lab materials safety.
II) General provisions –
1. The laboratory should have adequate manpower to implement GLP
practices.
2. Each person working in the laboratory should provide adequate training.
3. The laboratory should have an adequate safety system to work safety in
the laboratory.
4. The laboratory should be well designed and have adequate space for
working properly
5. The laboratory should be well equipped and all the facilities should be
provided.
6. All the equipment and instruments should be calibrated and validated
III) Facilities –
• The minimum required facilities should be of suitable size construction
and location to meet the requirements of the study and minimize
disturbances that would interfere with the validity of the study
1) Animal care facilities
• There should be storage areas , needed , for feed bedding , supplies and
equipment.
• Storage areas for feed and bedding shall be separated from areas
housing the test systems and shall be protected against infestations or
contamination.
1. Laboratory operations areas
• Separate laboratory space shall be provided , as needed , for the
performance of the routine required by nonclinical laboratory studies.
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15) Write a note on B) validation protocol:-
• A written plan stating how
validation master plan and
validation will be conducted,
validation protocol including test parameters, product
Ans:- A) Validation master plan:-
characteristics, production and
• The validation master plan should
• packaging equipment, and decision
provide an overview of the entire
points on what constitutes
validation operation
acceptable test results
• its organizational structure, its
• This document should give details of
content and planning
critical steps of the manufacturing
• The main elements of it being
process that should be measured,
them list/inventory of the items to
the allowable.
be validated and the planning
• range of variability and the manner
schedule
in which the system will be tested.
• It should comprise all prospective,
• The validation protocol provides a
concurrent and retrospective
synopsis of what is hoped to be
validations as well as revalidation
accomplished
#_The format and content should # The validation protocol should be
include: numbered, signed and dated that are
• Introduction: validation policy, given below:-
scope, location and schedule • Objectives, scope of coverage of the
• Organizational structure: personnel validation study Validation team
responsibilities membership, their qualifications
• Specific process considerations that and responsibilities
are critical and those requiring • Type of validation prospective,
extra attention. concurrent, retrospective, re-
• Key acceptance criteria. validation
• Documentation format. • Number and selection of batches to
• Reference to the required SOPs. be on the validation study
• Time plans of each validation • Statistical tools to be used in the
project and sub-project analysis of data
• List of products/ processes/systems • Training requirements for the
to be validated, summarized in a processing operators
matrix format, validation approach.
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Q. 16 )Calibration OF pH Q. 17) Qualification of UV-
Meter Visible Spectrophotometer
Ans:- #_ Calibration Of pH Meter Ans:-
1) Instrument: pH-meter (EQUIP- #_Qualification of UV-Visible
TRONICS) Spectrophotometer
2) Connect the instrument to mains
and allow it to warm up for about • UV-Visible spectroscopy is an
10 minutes. analytical method that measures
3) Prepare three buffer solutions 9.2 the absorbance of UV or Visible
pH, 4.0 pH and 7.0 pH using radiation passing through an
standard buffers in distilled water. analyte. Procedure and instrument
4) Adjust the temperature dial to the parameters used for qualification of
temperature of the solution and UV Visible spectrophotometer are
also put the MODE switch in the discussed below
position.
5) Dip the electrode fully in 7.00 pH • Name of instrument: UV-Visible
solution and wait for reading to be spectrophotometer
stabilized. Adjust the Asymm. Pot.
Knob (with screwdriver) to get a • Model of instrument: Shimadzu
reading a reading of 7.00. 1800 Purpose: To calibrate UV-
6) Now immerse the electrode in
Visible spectrophotometer.
either 9.2 or 4.0 pH buffer and
adjust the ‘SLOPE’ knob so that
• Calibration parameters:
display reads the pH of buffer and
tighten the nut.
1) Control of absorbance
7) Repeat step four and five again,
each time electrodes are to be
2) Resolution power
washed in distilled water.
8) To check, immerse the electrode in
3) Limit of stray light
third buffer to verify.
9) Periodic calibration to be done as
4) Wavelength accuracy, Resolution
follows:
and Baseline flatness (inbuilt test)
• New Electrode- daily for one week.
• After 1 week of usage- twice per • Frequency of calibration : Every Six
week
Months
• After 4 weeks of usage- once per 3
months
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Q.18) Write a short note on Q. 19) Write a short note on
Personal Training. personal Hygiene.
Ans:- Ans:- Personal Hygiene :-
# Personal Training:- 1. Providing training to a person
• All workers, mangers and people’s working in the manufacturing unit.
have well trained. 2. Health and medical check-up before
1. Maintaining personal hygiene and joining or at the start of the
gowning, wearing gloves, informing manufacturing year.
to authority if he/she is suffering 3. Strict gowning procedure before
from infectious disease. entering the factory premises.
2. Personal safety-wearing safety 4. Making compulsory wearing of
goggles while handling dangerous hood, gown, mask, gloves while
and toxic chemicals. working in the factory premises.
3. Handling of different equipment - 5. Placing the disinfectant solution on
Operation of the tablet punching various locations of the factory.
machine. 6. Prohibition of eating, drinking,
4. Handling and maintenance of chewing, or smoking in working
different document-filling batch premises.
manufacturing records. A) Personal Record:-
5. Performing daily duties assigned by 1. Training report of each personnel
the head- QC chemist is trained for 2. Each person should fill and submit
sampling, testing, and handling of the training report to the QA
analytical equipment. departments
6. Preparation and facing quality B) Entry & exit record :-
audits- production officers should 1. Each person should record the entry
be trained on how to prepare the and exit details in a document kept at
production department and face the gate of the factory premises with
the FDA audit all the details like name, time, date,
7. Quality policies of the company- signature, etc.
fresher candidates should be given C) Personal gowning record :-
the training to understand the 1. Each person should enter the
quality policies of companies. like gowning details like time, date, etc. of
the rules and regulations of the gowning each day.
company while working in the D) Medical health check-up
manufacturing area E) Logbook records
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Q.20) Write a Note on Personal 3) Head of the quality control
department :-
Responsibility.
Ans:- • Organize advanced training
I) Personal Responsibility:- Each person programs for all staff working in the
should be provided with clearly written department
job responsibilities. • Monitor the day to day working in
the QC department.
II) Key personnel:- The head of various • Prepare the QC department for
departments in pharmaceutical audit.
manufacturing units are called key
personnel. 4) Head of Store Department :-
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Q.21) Quality control test for Q. 22) Quality Review
primary, secondary and Tertiary Ans:-
and other secondary packaging • Quality review is an evaluation
material conducted at regular periodic or
Ans:- I) Quality control :- rolling registered medicinal reviews
• Quality control is the backbone of of standard of each drug product.
pharmaceutical industry as defects • With the view to verify the
in packaging can prove to be consistency of existing process and
harmful for dosage forms. to check the appropriateness of
• Quality control of packaging current specifications and to
component starts at the design highlight any tends in order to
stage. determine the need to change any
II) Primary packaging material:- drug product specifications or the
• These are material which directly or control procedures.
comes in contact with the • It is an effective quality
pharmaceutical product e.g improvement tool to the
ampoules, vials, rubber plugs, consistency of manufacturing
bottles, foils etc. process and overall quality of the
• These products need more careful product.
handling during receiving, storage, • A Good Manufacturing Practice
sampling, dispensing and during ensures that the products are
use. consistently produced and
III) Secondary packaging material:- controlled according to quality
• All those materials which come in standards. Annual Product Quality
contact with the sealed primary Reviews (APQR) not only are
packaging materials are called required by GMP but also required
Secondary Packaging Materials for robust quality improvement for
• e.g. cartons, labels, inserts etc. manufacturing the pharmaceutical
product.
IV) Tertiary and other secondary • It is a written report that is required
packaging materials: for every drug product, based on
• All packaging materials other than data collected at least annually.
primary and secondary are • It is designed to minimize the risks
classified in this category involved in any pharmaceutical
• e. g. shippers, nylon straps, external production that cannot be
labels, gum tapes etc. eliminated through testing the final
product.
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Q.23) Write a note on sterile area including environmental
control and contamination control.
Ans…
A) Environmental control :-
1. Thermal pollution and control :- various off stream cooling system are
required to handle thermal discharge from process . there different ways
for controlling thermal pollution which includes wet cooling towers and dry
cooling towers.
1. Atmospheric contamination :-
• Atmospheric condition during manufacturing as well as during storage
affects the quality of final preparation.
• This contaminants may get incorporated into the end product either during
the process of manufacturing or during purification.
2. Fluid contamination :-
• Besides serving as the most common solvents in pharmaceutical industry,
water also serve as the greatest solvents solvent in pharmaceutical
industry.
• Therefore usages of water for washing the machineries and working areas
may leave traces of these contaminants
3. Transfer contaminants :-
• Transfer contaminant refers to the contaminants sourced from
personnel and wheels of trolleys used for transport of goods .
• Personal working in aseptic areas , if suffering from cold , allergies ,
Detematological condition or any similar illnesses carry multiple
microorganism
II) The control of contamination can be achieved with the aid of the following
method .
• Adequate premises
• Good ventilation & dedusting system
• Closed production system
• Validated cleaning procedures
• Unidirectional Airflow protection
Q 24) Write a note on plant layout
Ans.. I) Plant layout – Pharmaceutical plant layout / factory layout refers to the
allocation of space and the arrangement of machine , furniture and their other
important administration and necessary services needed in a production process
within a factory building in other to perform the various unit operations involved
in the manufacturing process of dosage forms in a cost effective manner and with
the least amount of handling in processing the product from the receipt of raw
materials through the distribution of the finished product.
II) Features of good pharmaceutical plant layout –
1. There should be adequate floor space for machines installation and
utilization
2. The machines should be properly arranged to facilitate minimum materials
handling is necessary for low cost processing.
3. The layout should facilitate smooth and continues flow of producing
process from one point to another any form of delay
III) Advantages of a good pharmaceutical plant layout :-
• Optimum use of available floor space for production operations
• Improved quality of product due to reduced chances of cross
contamination
• Low cost of materials handling
• Minimized loss due to waste and spoilage
IV) Types of plant layout :- ( are of two to types )
1] Process layout - more effective supervision can be achieved
• Division of labour can be provided
• High scope for expansion.
2] Products or straight line layout –
• Process of work will be quick and smooth
• Cost of materials handling will be reduced
V) Factor influencing plant layout –
• New site development or additional to developed site
• Types of process and product control
• Space available and space required
• Health and safety consideration
• Waste disposal problems
• Possible future expansion.
Q. 25) Discuss various quality 4) Light absorption test :-
• The sample solution is filtered
control tests for closures.
through a 0.5 micron filter and its
Ans:- absorbance is measured at 220 to
1) Sterility test 360 nm.
2) Fragmentation test • The absorbance should not be
3) Self sealability more than 2.0
4) Light absorption test 5) Reducing Substance :-
5) Reducing Substance • Carry out the test within 4 hours of
6) Residue on Evaporation preparing sample solution (Solution
7) Penetrability A)
1) Sterility test :- • Take 20 ml of sample solution, add
• This test is used to determine the 1 ml 1 M H2SO4 and 20 ml of 0.002
sterility of closures and the M KMnO4, and boil for 3 minutes
presence of any foreign particles or • Similarly, repeat the procedure for
microorganisms in the closure blank and the difference between
• Sterilize the closure in the titration volumes should not be
autoclave at 64°C at 0.7 pKa more than 0.7 ml
pressure. 6) Residue on Evaporation :-
• Determine the presence of any • Evaporate 50.0 ml of sample
microorganism using culture media. solution (Solution A) to dryness on a
2) Fragmentation test :- water bath and dry at 105°C. The
• This test is applicable to closures residue weighs not more than 4.0
intended to be pierced by a mg.
hypodermic needle. 7) Penetrability :-
• Close the vials with the prepared • This is measured to check force
closures, secure with a cap and required to make a hypodermic
allow to stand for 16 hours. needle to penetrate easily through
• For closures that are intended to the closure
be used for dry preparations, close • It is measured by using a piercing
12 clean vials with prepared machine.
closures. • A piercing value must not exceed
3) Self sealability :- the stated value.
• Fill 10 suitable vials with water to • If it exceeds, the hypodermic
nominal volume, close the vials with needle can be damaged as a result
the "prepared" closures and secure of undesirable hardness of closures.
with a cap.
Q.26) Write a note on Q.27) Write a note on raw
equipment selection. materials.
Ans:- Equipment:- 1) Any piece of plant, Ans :-
machinery, instrument etc. which is # Raw Materials:-
used for carrying out a specific activity A) starting material used in
or manufacturing of finished product.
operation. Ex. Mixer, dryer, HPLC. B) Cost of raw material
2) Equipment can be a single piece or it C) Identity, purity & quality of raw
may consists of a set of integrated material
pieces to perform a purification plant. D) Vendor selection:- should buy from
Common activity e.g. water purification approved suppliers & manufacturers.
plant. E) All raw materials should check this
1. Design :- A) The design of the thing
equipment should meet user • Name of supplier
requirements, for which the • Name of product
equipment is selected. • Batch number
B) URS will vary from equipment • Dt. Of manufacturing & Expire
to equipment. date
2. Size :- A) decided based on the • Conditions of container &
volumes of materials, which we are materials
going to handle. Batch sizes are also F) Storage Condition:-Clearly show
directly related to the size of the about temperature, humidity, away
processing equipment. from direct sunlight, sterile material.
B) Physical dimensions of the G) Labels on raw material
machinery. • Name & code number of product
C) Holding and output capacity of the • Batch number
equipment. • Storage conditions
3. Location :- A) locating the • Melting & boiling point.
equipment in the plant depends upon
• Molecular weight
the logical process movement.
• Expiry date of product
B) Utility services required.
• Handling hazards associated with raw
C) Material handling & movement
material.
D) Movement for processing & cleaning
• Precautions
4. Construction :-
A) Material of construction • Safety measures
B) Ease of cleaning the equipment & • Instructions for sampling & handling
surrounding area • Frequency of re-examination of
C) Ease of maintenance of equipment stored raw material.
Q. 28) Diff Between Calibration & Validation
Ans:-
Calibration Validation
1) Calibration is a demonstration 1) Validation is a documented
that a particular instrument or program that provides high
device produce results within degree of assurance that a
specified limits . By comparisons specific process, equipment,
with those produced by a method or system consistently
reference or traceable standards produces a result meeting pre-
over an appropriate range of determined acceptance criteria.
measurements
2) Types of Audit
• A first party audit is an audit performed by an organization on itself i.e. an
internal audit.
• A second party audit is an audit performed by one organization on its own
behalf on another usually on a supplier by a customer
3) Phases of audit
• Phase 2- The review meeting: The central phase of the quality review
process is the review meeting itself.
• Phase -3 – the follow up following the quality review meeting there should
be a follow up period during which the error identified at the review that
were committed to the follow up the action list are rectified and signed
4) Principal of auditing
• Ethical conduct: the foundation of professionalism ,trust , integrity’s,
confidentiality and discretion are essential to auditing
• Fair presentation: the obligation to reports truth fully and accurately
2) Benefit of sop
• Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is a set of written instructions that
document a routine or repetitive activity which is followed by employees in
an organization.
• To ensure that processes continue uninterrupted and are completed on a
prescribed schedule. Ensure against process shut-downs caused by
equipment failure or other facility damage.
3) SOP Requirements
• Management, control, and retention of superseded or obsolete
documents.
• Document archival and retrieval procedure.
• Handling, archival, retrieval, and retention of electronic
records/documents.
• Procedure for control of electronic signatures.
4) Format of Technical sop
In General technical sop will consists of five elements :
• Title Page.
• Table of content
• Procedures
• Quality assurance/ Quality control
• Reference
I. Title
II. Table of content
III. Procedures - The following are topics that may be appropriate for inclusion
in technic SOPs. Not all will apply to every procedure or work process being
detailed.
Q. 32) Describe Design And Construction
Ans...
I) Design And Construction
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