pharmaceutical quality Flashcards
what does GLP involve?
good laboratory practice
- log books
- equipment verification/calibration
- SOPs
GCP?
good clinical practice
- standards for clinical trials involving humans
cGMP?
current good manufacturing practice
- guidelines on what to do – not how
2 approaches of GMP?
quality by testing
quality by design
what is quality control?
laboratory testing materials with analytical techniques
what is quality assurance?
documentation review of all aspects of development
what is MHRA?
regulatory authority of medicines and devices in UK
3 major risks?
cross contamination
mix-ups
incorrect or false labelling
4 steps to manufacturing an API?
1) evaluate material requirements
2) scale up
3) verification batches
4) GMP manufacture