Chapter 1
TURING OF PHARMACEUTICALS
Roselyn Aperocho-Naranjo
USPF-College of Pharmacy
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF A MANUFACTURING COMPANY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS / TRUSTEES
PRESIDENT
VICE-PRESIDENT
GENERAL MANAGERS
Personnel Finance Marketing Technical Plant
Department Department Department Director Department
Coordinates Research & Product Production
Cost Accounting Market Research
Development
Labor & Warehouse
Budget Sales & Detailing Manufacture of
Management Quality Control of Pharmaceuticals
General Accounting Advertising Drugs
Relationship & Cosmetics
Maintenance
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF A PLANT DEPARTMENT
PRODUCTION CONTROL DIVISION
Planning & Scheduling Purchasing Section Inventory Section
Section
WAREHOUSE DIVISION
Raw Materials In-process section Finished Goods Returned Goods Dispensing
Section
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF A PLANT DEPARTMENT
WAREHOUSE DIVISION
Raw Materials
Quarantine Area
Approved for Use
Rejected Goods Area
PRODUCTION / MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT
Liquids Extractives Tablets, Capsules
Parenterals, Ophthalmic
Medicated Application Powders, Aerosols
MANUFACTURING OF PHARMACEUTICALS
CLASSIFICATION OF PHARMACEUTICALS
MEDICATED APPLICATIONS
Ointments
LIQUIDS Cataplasm (Poultices)
Solutions Cements
Emulsions Ceratose
Suspensions Creams
Dressings
Pastes
Plasters
Suppositories
EXTRACTIVES
Tinctures POWDERS & AEROSOLS
Fluid Extracts TABLES, CAPSULES AND PILLS
Extract
Resins
Oleoresins
Oral
Dentifrices
Douche
Dusting Powders
PARENTERALS AND OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS Insufflations
QUALITY CONTROL
- Is the combination of attributes or characteristics of a
product, which can be comparable to the standards that
serves as the basis for measuring the uniformity of its
content and determines the degree of acceptability.
- Is a tool that gives the assurance that the product conforms
to the standards and specifications through a system of
inspection, analysis and action.
- Built-in and produced, cannot be inserted into a product
- Produce and deliver a safe, pure and effective product to
the end user.
QUALITY CONTROL
• it minimizes or eliminates • guarantees
the risk of marketing unsafe conformances to
products regulatory requirements
• guarantees
• reduces operating
product efficacy
cost and losses
• motivates pharmaceutical and • produces higher
medical professions to sell employee morale
prescribe the product
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- Quality control variation will
encourage the proliferation of
errors, which may be the
- Can be interpreted
cause of producing a defective
by descriptive words
product.
or measurements
- Errors may be due to 4 M’s
Materials
Methods
Machines Men
QUALITY CONTROL
FORMULA RAW MATERIAL SPECIFICATION
- enumerate the characteristics of
all materials to be used in the
product & contain only the
permissible range of purity of
each ingredient.
-Contain a concise
and precise STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
statement of each - step by step method on the
ingredients used in preparation & manufacturing of a
the products with product, contain all information,
the correct weight instructions and the acceptable
and percentage. established range when the product
should be finished.
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FINISHED PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
- cover all the characteristics that affects the performance of
the product which includes purity, safety and stability.
PACKAGING MATERIAL STANDARD
- include all the packaging used for the product such
as cans, tins, aluminum, caps, labels, cartoons, boxes,
etc.
TESTING METHOD
- a validated and standardized procedure that yields
precision and accuracy of the preparation & manufacturing of
the product handled by different operators and personnel in
the laboratory.
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- undesirable characteristics of a product due to its failure in conforming
to the standard set of specification.
- refers to a defect found in one or more product.
1. According to its MEASURABILITY
a. Variable defect – can be measured directly by inspection
- length, weight, height, thickness, concentration
volume, viscosity, pH
b. Attributive defect – can be measured by instruments
- detects odor, and visual examinations like color,
clarity, sheen, cleanliness, smoothness, taste
and presence or absence of a characteristics.
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2. According to SERIOUSNESS OR GRAVITY
a. Critical defect – endanger life or property & may render the
product non-functional.
- absence of warning in label, disintegration time
of an analgesic
b. Major defect – affect the function of the product and render the
preparation useless.
- crack in the bottle, caking of an emulsion
c. Minor defect – does not endanger life nor affect the function of the
product.
- discoloration of the label or box
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3. According to NATURE
a. Ocular defect – a visible defect
- foreign particles contamination
b. Internal defect – a defect that is not seen
- a sub-potent drug product
c. Performance defect – a defect in function
- suppository that does not melt at body
temperature
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Sources of Variation Example
a. Variation between supplies of same
Materials substance
b. Between batches from same supplier
c. Within a batch
a. Variation of equipment for the same
Machines process
b. Differences adjustment of equipment
c. Aging and improper care
a. Inexact procedures
Methods b. Inadequate processes
c. Negligence by chance
a. Improper working conditions
Men b. Inadequate training and understanding
c. Dishonesty, fatigue and carelessness
QUALITY CONTROL
Materials Inspection Section
Analytical Laboratory
Biological Testing Laboratory
Specifications & Analytical Development
Quality Coordinating Office
QUALITY CONTROL
Materials Inspection Section
Analytical Laboratory
Biological Testing Laboratory
Specifications & Analytical Development
Quality Coordinating Office
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Materials Inspection Section
(are placed in area of operation, warehouse, manufacturing and packaging sections)
Functions of Inspectors (Inspectors are individual who are experienced,
familiar with the physical characteristics and well versed in sampling technique)
• To sample & examine all raw materials received
• To sample & conduct physical tests on:
•All shipments of packaging materials
• All manufacturing processes such as filling and packaging
operations.
• To maintain periodic examination on the quality of inventories throughout
all phases of storage, shipping and distribution
•To perform an audit which is dependent on the work done by production
personnel
QUALITY CONTROL
Materials Inspection Section
Analytical Laboratory
…to be continued next meeting
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