current good manufacturing practices

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to ensure that minimum standards are met for drug product quality.

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Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP or GMP)

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Any component that is intended to furnish pharmacologic activity

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Active ingredient or active pharmaceutical ingredient (API)

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specific quantity of a drug of uniform specified quality

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Batch

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prove that the process has done what it purports to do for the specific batch concerned

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batchwise control

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Documented testimony

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Certification

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acting in accordance with prescribed regulations, standards, and practices

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Compliance

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Any ingredient used in the manufacture of a drug product

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Component

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A finished form that contains an active drug and inactive ingredients.

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Drug product

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A batch or any portion of a batch having uniform specified quality

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Lot

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Any distinctive combination of letters, numbers, or symbol

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lot number, control number, or batch number

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The regulatory process through which industry measures actual quality performance, compares it with standards,

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Quality control

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documented activity performed in accordance with established procedures on a planned and periodic basis to verify compliance with the procedures to ensure quality

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Quality audit

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activities relating to quality are being
performed adequately

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Quality assurance

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A sample that accurately portrays the whole.

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Representative sample

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Record containing the formulation, specifications, manufacturing procedures, quality assurance requirements, and labeling of a finished product

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Master Record

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responsible for the duties relating to quality control

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Quality control unit

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area that is marked, designated, or set aside for the holding of incoming components prior to acceptance

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Quarantine

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finished product or any of its components
is recycled through all or part of the manufacturing process.

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Reprocessing

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concentration of the drug substance

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Strength

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Signed by a second individual

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Verified

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Documented evidence that a system (e.g., equipment, software, controls) does what it purports to do.

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validation

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evidence that a process (e.g., sterilization) does what it purports to do

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Process Validation

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prospective experimental plan to produce documented evidence

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Validation Protocol

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Deals with the responsibilities of the
quality control unit, employees, and
consultants.

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ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL

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authority and responsibility for all functions

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Quality control unit

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appropriate design and size and suitably located to facilitate operations

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EQUIPMENT

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quarantine system to prevent their use in manufacturing and processing operations

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Rejected components

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enable thorough cleaning, inspection, and safe and effective use for the designated
operations.

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Design and Construction Features

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In-process controls are of two general types:

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Performed by production personnel
Performed by the quality control laboratory
personnel

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at the time of operation to ensure that the machinery is producing output within preestablished control limits

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Performed by production personnel

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to ensure compliance with all product
specifications

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Performed by the quality control laboratory
personnel

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Each label must contain:

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o expiration date
o production batch or lot number

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one having one or more indicators or barriers to entry which, if breached or missing, can reasonably be expected to provide visible evidence to consumers that tampering has occurred

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TAMPER-EVIDENT PACKAGE

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To ensure that a drug product meets applicable standard

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EXPIRATION DATE

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quarantined in storage until released

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Finished pharmaceuticals

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maintained for 1 to 3 years after the expiration date of the last lot of the drug product.

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Reserve samples

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Computers are used extensively in plant operations such as:

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o production scheduling,
o in-process manufacturing,
o quality control, and
o packaging and labeling.

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must be maintained for at least a year following the expiration date of a product batch.

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Production, control, and distribution records

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must be identified by lot number and product quality determined through appropriate testing.

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Returned drug products

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must be produced in compliance with the cGMP regulatory requirements and standardized as to identity, purity, strength, and quality.

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Clinical trial materials

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regulatory requirements are applied with flexibility.

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during preclinical testing

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the manufacturer must produce a batch of the drug that is at least one-tenth the size of a commercial batch.

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To demonstrate process optimization

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customization of a medication to fulfill the precise requirements outlined by the prescriber

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Compounding