VERIFICATION AND TESTING OF FINISHED GOODS PURPOSE: To provide the procedure for testing of finished Goods at outside laboratory and physical verification to ensure that product is complies with specification criteria. SCOPE: This Procedure is applicable for finished product testing at outside lab and receive at depot. Procedure for Physical …

SHELF LIFE EXTENSION OF EXISTING COMMERCIALIZED PRODUCTS PURPOSE: To define a procedure for shelf life extension of existing commercialized products. SCOPE: This procedure shall be applicable for shelf life extension of existing commercialized products  which comprises volumes of Domestic market. RESPONSIBILITY: Site Quality Assurance To provide stability study data for …

HANDLING OF PHARMACOPOEIAL CHANGES PURPOSE: To lay down a procedure for the handling of Pharmacopoeia! changes. SCOPE: This procedure shall be applicable for Assessment and Implementation of Pharmacopoeia changes in API, Excipient and Drug products those are handled when appearing in the official Pharmacopoeia like IP, BP,USP and Ph. Eur. …

In-process checks during Dry powder injection manufacturing & packing (IPQA) Objective: : To lay down a procedure for in process checks during Dry powder injection manufacturing & packing. Scope: This procedure is applicable to formulation Plant of pharmaceutical Industry for in process checks during Dry powder injection manufacturing & packing. Responsibility: …

Liquid Bourne Particle counter (LBPC) Objective: To lay down the procedure for Cleaning, Operation, Maintenance, and Analysis of samples using LBP counter. Scope: This SOP is applicable for the Operation, Cleaning, Maintenance and Analysis of LBPC samples in the manufacturing department. Responsibility: Microbiologist / IPQA personnel are responsible for follow the procedure. …

Cartridge filter -Integrity Testing SOP Objective: To lay down a procedure for integrity testing of the cartridge filter. Scope: This SOP is applicable for integrity testing of cartridge filters in the formulation plant. Responsibility: Production officer / Executive Accountability: The production Head shall be accountable for compliance with SOP. Procedure Pre-Start-up …

Q&A ON VALIDATION OF ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES – ICH Q2 GUIDELINE PART -9 Question 1: What is robustness, and when should its evaluation be considered? Answer 1: Robustness is the measure of an analytical procedure’s reliability with respect to deliberate variations in method parameters. Its evaluation should be considered during the …

Q&A ON VALIDATION OF ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES – ICH Q2 GUIDELINE PART -8 Question 1: What validation approach can be used to validate an estimated value for the detection limit? Answer 1: An estimated value for the detection limit can be validated by the independent analysis of a suitable number of …

Q&A ON VALIDATION OF ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES – ICH Q2 GUIDELINE PART -7 Question 1: What are the possible approaches for determining the detection limit, and what determines their applicability? Answer 1: The possible approaches for determining the detection limit depend on whether the procedure is non-instrumental or instrumental. Approaches include …

Q&A ON VALIDATION OF ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES – ICH Q2 GUIDELINE PART -6 Question 1: How should accuracy be assessed in the quantitation of impurities? Answer 1: Accuracy should be assessed on samples (drug substance/drug product) spiked with known amounts of impurities. Question 2: What is considered acceptable when it is …

Q&A ON VALIDATION OF ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES – ICH Q2 GUIDELINE PART -5 Question 1: How is the specified range determined in an analytical procedure? Answer 1: The specified range in an analytical procedure is typically derived from linearity studies and depends on the intended application of the procedure. It is …

Q&A ON VALIDATION OF ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES – ICH Q2 GUIDELINE PART -4 Question 1: How can specificity be demonstrated in chromatographic procedures? Answer 1: Specificity in chromatographic procedures can be demonstrated by using representative chromatograms where individual components are appropriately labeled. Critical separations should be investigated, and specificity can be …

Q&A ON VALIDATION OF ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES – ICH Q2 GUIDELINE PART -3 Question 1: What is the purpose of the ICH Q2 discussed? Answer 1: The purpose of the ICH q2 is to provide guidance and recommendations on how to consider various validation characteristics for each analytical procedure, complementing the …

Q&A ON VALIDATION OF ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES – ICH Q2 GUIDELINE PART -2 Question 1: What does accuracy of an analytical procedure express? Answer 1: The accuracy of an analytical procedure expresses the closeness of agreement between the value accepted as a true or reference value and the value found. It …

Q&A ON VALIDATION OF ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES – ICH Q2 GUIDELINE PART -1 Question 1: What is the objective of validation of an analytical procedure according to the ICH Q2? Answer 1: The objective of validation of an analytical procedure is to demonstrate its suitability for its intended purpose. Question 2: …

Q&A on Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) – ICH Q10 guideline Part -10 Question 1: What is the purpose of management review regarding process performance and product quality? Answer 1: The purpose of management review regarding process performance and product quality is to provide assurance that these aspects are managed effectively …

Q&A on Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) – ICH Q10 guideline Part -9 Question 1: How should changes be managed in the pharmaceutical development stage? Answer 1: Changes in the pharmaceutical development stage should be an inherent part of the process and documented accordingly. The formality of the change management process …

Q&A on Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) – ICH Q10 guideline Part -8 Question 1: What types of actions should be implemented through the CAPA system according to the ICH Q10? Answer 1: The CAPA system should implement corrective actions and preventive actions resulting from the investigation of various issues such …

Q&A on Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) – ICH Q10 guideline Part -7 Question 1: Why is it important for pharmaceutical companies to implement a system for monitoring process performance and product quality? Answer 1: It is important for pharmaceutical companies to implement such a system to ensure a state of …

Q&A on Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) – ICH Q10 guideline Part -6 Question 1: What are the four elements of the pharmaceutical quality system described in the ICH Q10? Answer 1: The four elements of the pharmaceutical quality system described in the ICH Q10 are: Process performance and product quality …