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Deviation Causes as KPIs – Collection vs. Assessment

22.03.2022

7 min. reading time | by Felix Kern, PhD and Liwa Schneider

 

Deviation management plays an increasingly important role in the collection and review of KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for pharmaceutical production and quality processes. Tracking the cause of deviations in particular provides information on how stable the respective processes are, where there are gaps and where countermeasures need to be taken with corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs).

Comparison of cleaning processes

08.03.2022

7 min. reading time | by Torsten Knöpke

Nitrosamines: Authorities‘ Expectations and Typical Mistakes

22.02.2022

8 min. reading time | by Sabine Paris, PhD

 

"Contaminants in medicinal products – focus on nitrosamines" was the title of an online training course organised by the German FORUM Institute on 12 November 2021. Four renowned experts from the authorities, industry and consulting shed light on all aspects of nitrosamines that play a role in the life cycle of a medicinal product:

9 Check Points for the Incoming Goods Protocol at the Logistician's or Wholesaler's Premises

08.02.2022

8 min. reading time | by Simone Ferrante

 

Receipt of medicinal products

When materials or products are delivered, their quality is assessed. Therefore, this work step should be carried out by experienced and particularly reliable employees.

Update on Annex 1 of the EU GMP Guide

24.01.2022

7 min. reading time | by Doris Borchert, PhD

 

The 27th PTS GMP Conference took place face-to-face and in parallel digitally from 30.11. to 01.12.2021 in Mainz, Germany. The hybrid event was broadcast live from the Atrium Hotel in Mainz, where most of the speakers were present in person.

The presentation by Rico Schulze, Saxon State Ministry for Social Affairs and Social Cohesion, on the revision status and publication of Annex 1 to the EU GMP Guideline was particularly eagerly awaited.

The GMP Regulations Report 2021

18.01.2022

13 min. reading time | shortened version

 

From a regulatory perspective, the year 2021 had plenty in store. Parallel to the omnipresent COVID-19 pandemic, the authorities around the world managed to finalize draft documents that became “sideshows” while the pandemic took centre stage. What topics kept the GMP professionals on their toes?

How to Maintain the Qualification Status of Your Equipment

11.01.2022

8 min. reading time |

 

The life cycle of an equipment begins with initial qualification and ends with decommissioning. Once a qualification status has been achieved, it must be guaranteed over the entire life cycle until the equipment is decommissioned. This is ensured by regular calibration, maintenance, effective change management and periodic review.

Original Data and True Copies

14.12.2021

6 min. reading time | by Christine Oechslein, PhD and Cornelia Wawretschek

 

For almost all purposes in the GMP sector, it is mandatory to use original data and documents or only true copies thereof. This requirement also forms part of the ALCOA principle. Since it is only possible in a few cases in operational practice to work with the sole original document, the question arises as to what requirements are to be placed on the requisite true copies (see definition in Figure 15.B-6). Figure 15.B-7 compares different types of copies with the concept of original data.

Supplier Qualification: Pre-Selection Process

07.12.2021

7 min. reading time | by Stephanie Blum, PhD

 

If a new service or material is required, the competent department first checks whether this service or material can be obtained from an already qualified supplier. If this is the case, the department initiates a follow-up qualification. Otherwise, the identification and pre-selection of potential new suppliers is carried out by the department itself.

Process Models for the Validation of Excel Applications

30.11.2021

8 min. reading time | by Thomas Trantow, PhD

 

Definition of the types of Excel applications

Responsible Person according to GDP at the Logistics Service Provider

23.11.2021

8 min. reading time | by Simone Ferrante

 

In Europe, companies with a wholesale distribution authorisation, the management must appoint a responsible person who is responsible for the introduction and implementation of a quality management system and compliance with the GDP rules.

Cleanrooms: The Path from Concept to Qualified System

16.11.2021

6 min. reading time | by Harald Flechl

 

Good Engineering Practice (GEP) for procurement

Beginning from the definition of the User Requirements Specification (URS) the planning phase is subdivided into four stages:

Smart Deviation Management – Vision or Reality?

09.11.2021

5 min. reading time | by Felix Tobias Kern, PhD and Liwa Schneider

 

The GMP-compliant and timely management of deviations is very often addressed in audits. One reason for this is that deviations reveal gaps in the defined quality systems or indicate that they have not been set up correctly.

Typical GMP Deficiencies at Manufacturers of Chemical APIs - An Overview

02.11.2021

7 min. reading time | by Norbert Waldöfner, PhD

 

Figure 20.F-24 provides an overview of the GMP deficiencies that, in the author's experience, are frequently encountered during audits of active substance manufacturers.

Non-Sterile Drug Products: Microbial Risks

26.10.2021

6 min. reading time | by Sabine Paris, PhD

 

The PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference, which is now in its 30th year, took place as a virtual event from September 27 – September 29. The Conference focused on the role of effective quality systems in ensuring an ongoing state of control throughout the product lifecycle by vigilantly managing risks to manufacturing and quality.

Packaging Material Testing: The Role of Your Suppliers

19.10.2021

7 min. reading time | by André Deister, Sabine Mendel

 

The supplier of the packaging materials plays an important role when pharmaceutical packaging materials undergo testing. Because of the numerous materials involved, the complexity of the manufacturing process and the extremely specific test parameters, many of the packaging material tests are carried out at the supplier.

What’s new for ICH Q9 and ICH Q12?

12.10.2021

7 min. reading time | by Sabine Paris, PhD

 

The PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference, which is now in its 30th year, took place as a virtual event from September 27 – September 29. The Conference focused on the role of effective quality systems in ensuring an ongoing state of control throughout the product lifecycle by vigilantly managing risks to manufacturing and quality.

Defect Evaluation Lists and Defect Pattern Libraries Create them yourself – but how?

05.10.2021

7 min. reading time | by Felix Tobias Kern, PhD, and Fritz Röder

 

Defect evaluation lists and defect pattern libraries are popular GMP documents that have been used for more than 45 years. They serve as a rationale for the quality assessment of individual batches and set quality standards for the manufacture and testing of pharmaceutical products.

Basis of Cleaning Validation: Setting of PDE Limits

28.09.2021

11 min. reading time | by Cornelia Wawretschek, Jens Hrach, PhD

Process Development as the Basis for Process Validation

21.09.2021

7 min. reading time |

 

A GMP compliant and successful process validation is only possible when a 'robust' 1 pharmaceutical development of the medicinal product has been performed, regardless of which development methods are applied.

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