unit 6 Flashcards
the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution,
storage, sale, and use.
Packaging i
can be defined as the economical means of providing presentation,
protection, identification, information, convenience, compliance, integrity and stability of the product.
Pharmaceutical packaging
asses the totality of finish products before reach consumers
Packaging control
The choice of packaging material will depend upon
The degree of protection required
Compatibility with the dosage form
Customer convenience e.g. size, weight of the dosage form
Filling method
Sterilization method to be employed and cost
Characteristics of Ideal Packaging Materials
Must protect the preparation from environmental condition
Must not be reactive with the product
Must not impart taste or odors
Non toxic
FDA- approved
Meet applicable tamper resistancy requirements
Adaptable to commonly employed high-speed packaging equipment
Purpose: to assess the totality of the product before it reaches the consumers
Packaging Control
process w/c use review or evaluate the entire product w/ its package/ labelling materials to ensure
quality audit
Reasons for quality audit
Distribution
prevention
correctness
identification
Ways to prevent mix- ups and errors
clearing
separation
separation
Reconcillation
quality audit s conducted by
independent specialist
Emphasize term of quality control
who
cgmp
fda
ich guidelines
required that only those products that have meet the standards and specs establish in master formula records shall be distrubuted to the market
quality audit
proceedings to avoid confusion among personnel in change
line clearance
blend of diverse elements mistake of taking one thing to another
mix-ups
caused by cross proximity of products apparatus or instrumental used for multiple products can also due to know no proper segregation and storage of products during packaging and repacking.
mix-up and errors
involve checking w many cntainers, closure and labels were used during the entire packaging
Reconcillation
various test to ensure that result of important product with comply with specification
Packaging Operational Checklist
Packaging products
containers
strips
closures
labels
package inserts
printing
accessory product unit
quality of having uniform structure/ composition
Homogeneity
used to test integrity of blister pack, package team, small sachets containing tablets
Leakers test
physical contaminations
firewall and glass particles
Biological contaminations
microorganism such as bacteria, fungi, viruses
Chemical contaminations
vapor gasses miosture
multidose containers that consist of 2 layers provied with perforation, suitable fo conaining single dose of semi solid/ solid preparation
Strips/Pouches
reagent used in leakers test
Methylene blue
hint that it is opened and expose to environmental factors may cause drug degradation
Torn strip or pouch
Packaging Operational Checklist
Products
- Product mixed with another product
- Wrong product/ strength
- Homogeneity
- Appearance/ color/ odor
- Contamination with foreign matter
- Fill/ weight/ volume
- Heat marks on the product
- Freedom from chapping, chips, cracks