QA/QC Flashcards
QA provides evidence needed for the establishment of the qaulity of the product. TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
What is qaulity assurance?
In the pharmaceutical industry QA makes sure that final product is safe, efficacious and of good qaulity to GMP standards
What is quality control?
testing of the product, checks on the identity, stength, stability and purity of final product to BP specifications
Name what is involved in the GMP?
- Processes
- Training
- Record keeping
- Equipments
- Materials
- Procedures
Name some QC aspects?
QC is what the customers require
- Maintainability
- REliability
- Safety
- Inspections
- Feedback
- complaints
Is QC part of GMP?
Yes
Name some of QC GMP?
- Testing
- specifications
- Record keeping
- sampling
What are some of the questions asked in pharmaceutical analysis?
- Presence of impurities
- Right drug
- Bioavailability
- Stability - shelf life
- Does it meet specifications
- Biology
- Pka partition coefficient, solubility
What are the QC of analytical methods?
- Assay measurements for all procedures
- Control of errors
- Validation of analytical procedures
Why does QC need to be done right?
- Regulations - GMP
- Stasticical sampling is crucial
- Consequence of bad batches
- Consequences of poor analysis
What are the causes of errors in QC measurements?
- Incorrect weighing and transfer
- Measurement volume is incorrect
- Improperly calibrated equipments
- Failure to use blank
- Inefficienr extraction of analyte
With accuracy and precision. one can make systematic and random errors. TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
Name tests done for validation?
- Identification tests
- Impurities: quantitative and limit tests
- Quantitative tests of meoity
What is precision?
-The closeness in agreement between a series of measurements
What is precision usulaly expressed as?
- Standard deviation
- Variance
- Coeffcient of variation of a series of measurements