QA & QC Flashcards
Product-oriented, reactive
Part of GMP concerned with
1. Sampling
2. Inspection
3. Analysis (specifications)
4. Documentation
5. Release procedures
6. Inspection control
7. Environmental monitoring
8. Stock control
Defect IDENTIFICATION
Quality Control
Process-oriented, pro-active
1. Prepare SOPs
2. Inventory control
✓ FIFO
✓ Audit
3. Monitoring
Defect PREVENTION
Quality Assurance
According to NATURE Defects
- Ocular
- Internal
According to MEASURABILITY Defects
- Variable
- Attribute
According to MAGNITUDE Defects
- Critical
- Major
- Minor
Part of validation that involves PROVING that any premises, systems and equipment WORK CORRECTLY and lead to expected result
Qualifications
CLOSENESS of results to the TRUE value
Accuracy
Degree of AGREEMENT among individual
test results
Precision
Contaminant in HANDCREAM
KLEP your HANDS
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Contaminant in TalCum powder
Clostridium tetani
Contaminant in EYEdrops or ointments
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Pseudomonas EYEruginosa
Contaminant in Mouthwashes
E mouth to mouth
E.coli
Contaminant in IV fluids
PEE
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Erwinia
Enterobacter
Adventitious agents found to be possible contaminants of biological products
Bacteria, Fungi, Viruses
What animal assay use?
Insulin (RABBInsulin)
Tubocurarine (TubocuRABBIT)
Fe Dextran (DexRAN)
**Pyrogen Test
Rabbit
What animal assay use?
Safety of Biologicals
Guinea Pig
What animal assay use?
Safety & Toxicity test
(plastic tubings, elastumeric plastic)
Mouse
What animal assay use?
Digitalis (PIGEtalis)
Pigeon
What animal assay use?
Atropine (CATropine)
Glucagon (GluCATgon)
Cat
What animal assay use?
Heparin or Protamine SO4
(SHEEParin) (Protamine SHEEPate)
Sheep
What animal assay use?
Parathyroid Hormone (ParaDOG)
Dog
Stokes-Monsanto (spring) hardness tester
Hardness
loss of drug during shipment
Friability
*To ensure drug potency
*Tablet dose
o USP 29: 50mg or less
o Revised, 2016: 25 mg or less
*Sample size:
o10 tablets (Limit: 85-115%)
o If not complied, add 20 tablets
(Limit: 75-125%)
Content Uniformity
Con10 UniForEity
What TEST?
*Amount of drug DISSOLUTION in body fluids
*Rate limiting step of ABSORPTION
* Temp: 37 ± 0.5°C
Dissolution Test
What TEST?
*Time required to RELEASE AI from dosage form
Temp: 37 ± 2°C
Disin2gration
Disintegration Test
container to product
LeaChing
product to container
SorPtion