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M1 INTRODUCTION TO QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS Flashcards

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Dimensions of Quality (Garvin, 1987)

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A. Aesthetics
B. Features
C. Perceived Quality
D. Conformance to Standards
E. Performance
F. Reliability
G. Durability
H. Serviceability

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“How often does the product fail?”

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Reliability

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“Our internet connection never disappoints us.”

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Reliability

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“Will the product do the intended job?”

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Performance

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“The ballpen I bought writes smoothly”.

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Performance

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“How long does the product last?

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Durability

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“Our electric fan is still working since 1989.”

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Durability

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“How easy is it to repair the product?”

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Serviceability

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“I accidentally downloaded a malware in my phone. Good thing the Service Center was able to remove it.”

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Serviceability

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“What does the product look like?”

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Aesthetics

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“The shoes I purchased online looks authentic.”

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Aesthetics

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“Samsung S9 offers iris/fingerprint scanner and fast battery charging.”

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Features

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“What does the product do?”

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Features

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“What is the reputation of the company or its product?

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Perceived Quality

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“Where do you usually buy your medicines?”

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Perceived Quality

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“Is the product made exactly as the designer intended?”

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Conformance to Standards

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“The tailored uniform fits perfectly. ”

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Conformance to Standards

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Quality is fitness for use

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– Juran, 1988
– It places emphasis on the consumer aspect of
quality.
– It emphasizes that requirements and
specifications translate fitness for use into
measurable quantities.
– Example: Glucometer

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Quality is conformance to requirements or specifications.

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– Gilmore, 1974
– In order to manage quality adequately, we must be able to quantify and measure it.
– Example: Labeled claim of medicines

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consumer aspect of
quality

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Quality is fitness for use.

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Quality is fitness for use with customer satisfaction

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– ISO 9000, 2000
– ISO- International Organization for standardization
* ISO is NOT an acronym.
* Greek word “isos” – “equal”
– Customer satisfaction is the main determinant of quality.
– Example: Quality education

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ISO

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International Organization for standardization

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“isos”

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“equal

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Customer satisfaction is the main determinant of quality.

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Quality is fitness for use with
customer satisfaction

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Quality is inversely proportional to variability.

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– Montgomery, 2013
– If the variability in a product’s important
characteristics decreases, the quality of the
product increases.
– Thus, quality improvement is the
reduction of variability in processes and
products.

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If the variability in a product’s important characteristics decreases

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the quality of the
product increases

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is the reduction of variability in processes and products.

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quality improvement

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–Every product possesses a number of elements that jointly describe what the user or consumer thinks of as quality.

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Quality Characteristics

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no two products are ever identical (True or False)

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True

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– characteristics that have discrete values and can be
counted (Accept/Reject, Pass/Fail, Go/No-Go)

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ATTRIBUTES

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In order to manage quality adequately, we must be able to?

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quantify and measure it.

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– length, weight, diameter, time

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VARIABLES

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– “Measure”

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VARIABLES

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29
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– “Classify

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ATTRIBUTES

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29
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– characteristics that can be measured

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VARIABLES

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– % defective, number of flaws in a shirt, number of broken eggs in a box, etc.

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ATTRIBUTES

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30
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are often evaluated relative to specifications

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Quality Characteristics

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  • the desired value for that quality characteristic
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Nominal or target value

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31
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largest allowable
value

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Upper specification limit (USL)

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smallest allowable
value

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Lower specification limit (LSL)

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32
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fail to meet one or more of its specifications

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Nonconforming products

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33
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can be counted/classified

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ATTRIBUTE

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(a) Either a student PASS or FAIL

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ATTRIBUTE

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(b) Grades:
> 70%  PASS
< 70%  FAIL

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VARIABLE

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36
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Accept/Reject

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can be measured

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Length, width

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The tablet is 24 mm thick

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11 defective products were detected

38
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The weather can be sunny, cloudy, raining, or snowing.

39
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“regulatory process” through which we measure actual quality performance.
(Juran, 1974)

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Quality Control

40
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Reliance on appropriate “analytical tests”

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Quality Control

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Product Oriented

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Quality Control

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Operational techniques

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Quality Control

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l “planned and systematic activities” implemented within the quality system that can be demonstrated “to provide confidence” that a product or service will fulfill requirements for quality

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Quality Assurance (QA)

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Process

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Quality Assurance (QA)

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Applies at all stages of the manufacturing
process.

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Quality Assurance (QA)

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Features of QA Systems
- inspection/checking

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Audit Process

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Features of QA Systems
- purpose and objective

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Quality Policy

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Features of QA Systems
- materials, equipment, personnel

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Features of QA Systems
– procedures and standards

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Documentation

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Benefits of QA

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  1. higher standards of production,
  2. compliance with regulatory requirements,
  3. reduced waste, and
  4. loss risk of product defects
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makes sure that quality control is doing what it should be doing.

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Quality assurance

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proactive

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Quality assurance

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audits

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Quality assurance

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focused on process

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Quality assurance

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prevents defects

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Quality assurance

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focused on products

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Quality Control

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finds defects

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Quality Control

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testing

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Quality Control

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reactive

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Quality Control

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Types of Product

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  1. Raw material
  2. In-process material
  3. Finish product
55
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“Development of strategic activities”
designed to improve the quality of a
product.

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Quality Planning

55
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Drugs are special
(True or False)

56
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Manufacturing Process

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  1. Personnel
  2. Premises & Equipment
  3. Procedure
  4. Product
57
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Warehouse (Stickers)

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  1. Quarantine (Orange)
  2. Approved (Green)
  3. Rejected (Red)
58
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should not induce further harm

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Confirms the existence of active
ingredient/s

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Should not have significant quantities
of other products from cross-contamination

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Should contain the declared amount
of API

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Strength or Potency

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Specified average content range

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Strength or Potency

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OVERAGE - To ensure long shelf-life,
products contain with maximum
allowable amount
– Margin or safety for slight losses over time

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Strength or Potency

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Consistency, colors, shape and sizes should not vary significantly.

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Uniformity of Dosage Forms

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– may suggest problems with quality parameters.
–May not reflect safety or efficacy but could influence product acceptability.

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Speed and completeness with which a pharmaceutical administered in a specific form enters the bloodstream.

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Bioavailability

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(rate and extent)

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Bioavailability

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Absorption

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Bioavailability

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– Comparative bioavailability

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BIOEQUIVALENCE

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A pharmaceutical product must retain its properties within specified limits

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  • Expiration Date
  • Depends on API
    – Formulation
    – packaging
72
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– Physical and chemical deterioration
– Reduced potency
– Formation of toxic by-products

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  • Improper storage and distribution
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LADMER

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Liberation
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Response

73
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Formulation of dosage form

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Liberation

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Absorption

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Bioavailability

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Efficacy to go to the site of action - active

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Distribution

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to inactivate the drug

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Metabolism

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Removed from the body after deactivating the drug

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Pharmacologic Action
- activated drug distribution

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  • Starting materials
  • Manufacturing process
  • Equipment
  • Packaging
  • Storage
  • Transportation
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Pharmaceutical Quality

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  • Where quality standards are “published periodically”
  • Provide detailed descriptions of pharmaceutical “characteristics and analytical techniques.”
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Pharmacopeias

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– Major manufacturing and exporting countries in EU

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  • European Pharmacopeia
80
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Includes monographs on finished dosage
forms

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  • WHO International Pharmacopeia
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Qualitative test

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Identification

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– Complex and expensive analytical procedures

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  • United States Pharmacopeia
81
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Provides “detailed parameters” that are used to determine whether a medicine meets key quality attributes
1. the name of the ingredient or preparation;
2. the definition;
3. packaging, storage, and labeling
requirements; and
4. the specification.

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Pharmacopeial Monograph

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Quantitative test

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Contaminants in trace amounts

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Impurities

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NMT

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Not more than

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NLT

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Not less than

85
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To ensure that each medicine reaching a patient is
–SAFE
–EFFECTIVE, and of
–ACCEPTABLE QUALITY

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Pharmaceutical QA

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  • Toxicity or ADRs
  • Prolonged illness
  • Death
  • Wastes money
  • Affect health system credibility
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Consequences of Poor Quality Pharmaceuticals

87
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Most counterfeiting cases occur in
less developed and developing
countries, where poverty and loose
regulatory oversight make marketing
counterfeits easier.

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Prevalence of Poor Quality
Pharmaceuticals

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