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368<br />

Equipment<br />

Regulation<br />

C.02.005<br />

The equipment with which alot or batch of adrug is fabricated,… shall be designed,<br />

constructed, maintained,… in amanner that:<br />

(a) permits fective leaning of its surfaces;<br />

(b) prevents the contamination of the drug and the addition of extraneous<br />

material to the drug; and<br />

(c) permits it to function in accordance with its intended use.<br />

Rationale<br />

…toprevent the contamination of drugs by other drugs, by dust, and by foreign<br />

materials such as rust, lubricant and particles coming form the equipment. …<br />

Equipment arranged in an orderly manner permits cleaning of adjacent areas …<br />

FIGURE 9 Excerpt from Good Manufacturing Practices Guidelines, 2002 Edition, Version 2<br />

concerning Equipment (Regulation and Rationale). Source: From Ref. 10.<br />

acceptable standards for pharmaceutical facilities throughout the world. Nevertheless<br />

there is still aglobal quality in-equilibrium as the level of quality is a<br />

function of the economic development of the country.<br />

GUIDELINES OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS<br />

International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering<br />

The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) (13) is aglobal,<br />

non-governmental organization (NGO) that provides education, training, and<br />

INTERPRETATION<br />

Killinger and Höller<br />

1. The design, construction and locaton of equipment permit cleaning, sanitizing, and<br />

inspection of the equipment.<br />

1.1 Equipment parts that come in contact with raw materials, in-process drugs or<br />

drugs are accessible to cleaning or are removable.<br />

1.2 Tanks used in processing liquids and ointments are equipped with fittings that con<br />

be dismantled and cleaned. Validated Clean-In-Place (CIP) equipment can be<br />

dismantled for periodic verification. …<br />

2. Equipment does not add extraneous material to the drug. …<br />

3. Equipment is operated in amanner that prevents contamination. …<br />

4. Equipment is maintained in agood state of repair when in use. …<br />

5. Production equipment is designed, located, and maintained to serve its intended<br />

purpose. …<br />

5.3 …Equipment qualification is documented.<br />

5.4.Automatic, mechanical, electronic, or other types of equipment including<br />

computerized systems that are used in the fabrication, packaging/labeling, and<br />

storing of adrug is routinely calibrated, inspected or checked according to awritten<br />

program designed to assure proper performance. Written records of these<br />

calibration checks and inspections are maintained. …<br />

FIGURE 10 Excerpt from Good Manufacturing Practices Guidelines, 2002 Edition, Version 2<br />

concerning Equipment (Interpretation). Source: From Ref. 10.

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