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General considerations for a clean room

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  1. Logical layout
  2. Airflow + air supply
    • Clean room tech. founded upon use of high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters
    • HEPA filters remove 99.9997% of particles 0.3 micrometres or larger
    • HEPA filtered provides products with protection from airborne contaminants by contnuously sweeping away ‘personnel derived’ particulates from the immediate work area using laminar airflow
  3. Surfaces
    • ​​Smooth flat + impervious to minimise reservoirs/traps for particulates + microorganisms
    • Junctions between walls + ceiling should be seamless + windowsills should be avoided
  4. Ease of cleaning + disinfection
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Personnel Training

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  1. Good personal hygiene
  2. Clothing
  3. Personal protective equipment
  4. Good aseptic technique + good manufacturing practice
  5. Movement within manufacturing area
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Terminal Sterilisation

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Sterilisation is the last step in the manufacturing process once the product is sealed within final container

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Aseptic Processing

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Procedure in which the medicine, container and closure are sterilised separately the combined together to give the final product

  • Risk of microbial contamination > when products are terminally sterilised
  • Aseptic technique used in manufacturing products which are terminally sterilised to maintain a low level of contamination in the beginning stages of production
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What are the main sources of contamination?

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  1. Personnel
  2. Air in surrounding environment
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What are clean rooms?

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Controlled environments where parameters (e.g. airflow, microbial + particculate quality of air, equipment surfaces, room surfaces, + personnel) are all monitored + must meet all specific requirements.

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Why is it important to specify brand of Amphotericin B used?

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Dosage recommendations differ between brands due to differences in their pharmacodynamics + pharmacokinetics

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What is a common cause of morbidity + mortality in cancer patients?

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Systemic fungal infections especially those with chemotherapy induced neutropenia

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Molecular target of AmBisome

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Ergosterol (a component of fungal membranes)

  • Binding of amphotericin to ergosterol causes fungal cell death by induing pores to form, leading to increased membrane permeability
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How can we prevent an allergic reaction prior to giving Amphotericin-containing products (including AmBisome)?

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Administer a test dose of 1 mg over 10 minutes before treatment

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How do we avoid dosage miscalculations for amphotericin B?

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BNF states to state brand dispensed

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AmBisome may not fully dissolve.

How do we prevent large particles entering IV bag?

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Using a 5 micrometre needle to transfer contents

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What is AmBisome composed of?

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Each vial contains:

  • 50 mg of amphotericin (50,000 units) encapsulated in liposomes
  • 900 mg Sucrose
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How sould AmBisome be administered?

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IV infusion over 30-60 minute period

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What is the recommended AmBisome IV concentration infusion?

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0.20 mg/ml to 2.00 mg/ml

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Daily dose of AmBisome

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3.0 mg/kg of body weight + increased stepwise to 5.0 mg/kg

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17
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What is AmBisome compatible with?

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  • Water for Injections
  • 5% Glucose
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What is AmBisome incompatible with?

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  • Saline solutions
  • Drugs
  • Electrolytes
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What is used to transfer AmBisome into a sterile container with Glucose?

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5 micrometre filter needle

(to filter out particles not bacteria)

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20
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What can cause precipitation of AmBisome

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  • Other solutions
  • Bacteriostatic agent
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An in-line membrane filter is used for the IV infusion of AmBisome.

What should the mean pore diameter be?

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The mean pore diameter of the filter should not be less than 1.0 micrometres

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How do we flush the IV line?

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An existing IV line is flushed with 5% Glucose prior to infusion of AmBisome

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23
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When is it good practice NOT to dispose needles + syringes together?

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Where a syringe has to have needle removed when attaching a transfer device or a filter then needle has to be carefully re-sheathed

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24
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What is the shelf life of AmBisome after reconstitution?

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Glass vials + propylene syringes up to 7 dyas at 2-8 degrees celsius

25
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When is a hypodermic needle used?

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A syringe to inject medication into the body or as part of a procedure for making meds in a SPU

26
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Difference between Luer-slip + Luer lock?

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Luer slip - needle slips on + off syringe

Luer-lock - needle = screwed + locked onto syringe to create a leak-free seal

27
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What fitting do most SPUs have?

28
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How many times can you use mos needles?

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Single use

29
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How can you maintain needle sterility?

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Protective packaging

Use-by dates

Batch/lot numbers

Aseptic technique

30
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Safe use of needles to avoid accidents

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Fit needle onto syringe whilst it is still in its sheath

Unsheath + resheath using NeedleSafe

Keep hand benhind needle tip @ all times

Minimise handling, do not pass needle from hand to hand

Used needles must be placed into sharps bin

31
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What are Needle Stick injuries?

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Skin punctures caused by hypodermic needles

32
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What is the no touch technique?

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Never to touch any critical site when making a sterile product

33
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What is a critical site?

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Any part of a sterile product/equipment used in its preparation that must remain sterile to prevent contamination of the final product

34
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Quality control system for Aseptic Dispensing

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Operator Training

Standard operating procedures

Environmental monitoring

Broth transfer tests

35
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How many decimal places is it appropriate to work with?

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3

No trailing zeros

36
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Rate what movement has the highest no. of particles dispersed/min from lowest

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  1. Sitting still (100k particles/min)
  2. Gentle movement of arms, hand + head (500k particles/min)
  3. Active movement of arms, hands + head (1 million/min)
  4. Change from sitting to standing/reverse (2.5 million/min)
  5. Walking (10 million/min)
37
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When prepaing cytotoxic chemotherapy, which helps prevent operator exposure?

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Negative pressure hoods

Full length suits when using open devices

Double gloving with nitrile rubber gloves

Chemotherapy never produced on an open bench

38
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What is sterility?

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Absence of viable microorganisms

39
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Sterility of a product cannot be guaranteed by testing.

How can we be assured of sterility?

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Application of a suitably validated production process

40
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Principles of GMP

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  • Qualified personnel with appropriate training
  • Adequate premises
  • Suitable production equipment, designed for easy cleaning + sterilisation
  • Adequate precautions to minimise the bioburden prior to sterilisation
  • Validated procedures for all critical production steps
  • Environmental monitoring + in-process testing procedures
41
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Methods of terminal sterilisation

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Steam

Dry heat

Ionising radiation

42
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What is the nominal pore size of a bacteria-retentive membrane?

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0.22 micrometres or less

43
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How is solute loss during filtration?

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Adsorption on to the filter

44
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Why is sterilisation by filtration used?

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For solutions/liquids not stable enough to withstand terminal sterilisation by autoclaving (e.g. products which are thermo-labile)

Not a terminal sterilisation method

45
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Why is filtration not a terminal sterilisation method?

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It is followed by aseptic transfer of the sterilised solution into the final container which is then sealed

46
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Why is filtration different from other methods of sterilisation?

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Process physically removes microorganisms

47
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Major mechanisms of filtration

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  1. Sieving particles out that are larger than the pore size
  2. Adsorption
  3. Deposition in the filter bed
  4. Retention in capillary films within the filter bed
48
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Factors to consider when choosing a filter

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  1. Pore size - a pore size of 0.2 micrometres or less
  2. Inertness - filter does not shed fibres into the product during filtration. Filter should not leach chemical substances into the product.
  3. Flow rate - adequate flow rate achieved
49
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What are the 2 main types of filter types?

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  1. Depth filters
  2. Membrane filters
50
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What is the preferred type of filtration?

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Membrane filters

Made from cellulose esters (or other polymers)

51
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Membrane filters have a low dirt handling capacity. (e.g. easily clogged by particles just larger than their pore diameter)

How can we extend its working life?

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Using a prefilter decreases blockage of final filter

52
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How can we reduce particulate contamination?

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Pre-filtered water is used

Polarised light viewer/strong light with the naked eye can check for particles in pre-filtered water

53
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What is laminar airflow?

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Movement of air within confined boundaries @ uniform velocity + along parallel flow lines

54
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What do we use to filter air supply?

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HEPA filters

Continuous unidirectional flow of filtered air sweeps away any airborne contaminants generated by operator during manipulations within cabinet

55
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How can the air be displaced?

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Horizontal

Vertical

56
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What happens of airflow is physically obstructed?

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Cause downstream turbulence

This increases risk of product contamination

57
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Rate how much saliva travels when:

  • talking
  • coughing
  • sneezing
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Talking = 2-3 feet

Coughing = 4-6 feet

Sneezing = 10-15 feet

58
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Assess operator’s aseptic technique

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Universal operator broth transfer tests

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