GMP
Definition
Definition
That part of QA which ensures that products
are consistently produced and controlled to the quality standards as per the
The Early Beginnings
1900’s- house-calls Home remedies, ointments and “miracle
elixirs”
Public Involvement
1905
- The Jungle byUpton Sinclair
Exposure of unsanitary
Meat packing plants.
Increased Public awareness
And involvement
Pure Food and Drug Act
A Time line of GMP
1902 - Development of the Biologic Control Act
1906 - Development of the Pure Food and Drug Act 1938 - Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
1941 - Initiation of GMP
1944 - Development of Public Health Services Act 1962 - Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendments released 1963 - Establishment of GMPs for Drugs
1975 - CGMPs for Blood and Components Final Rule 1976 - Medical Device Amendments
1978 - cGMPs for Drugs and Medical Devices 1979 - GLPs Final Rule
1941 Initiation of GMP
Sulfathiaziole tablets contaminated with phenobarbital 1941 - 300 people died/injured
FDA to enforce and revise manufacturing and quality control
requirements
1941 - GMP is born Thalidomide tragedy
Thousands of children born with birth defects due to adverse
drug reactions of morning sickness pill taken by mothers
Strengthen FDA’s regulations regarding experimentation on
humans and proposed new way how drugs are approved and regulated
Areas to be Covered
General considerations Personnel
Premises Equipment Sanitation SOP’s
Raw Materials
Self Inspection And Audit Master Formula Records
Areas to be Covered(cont..)
Warehousing Area Reference Samples
General considerations
Compliance with GMP
Consistent uniform batches Location And surroundings Water system
PERSONNEL
Qualified Personnel
a)Experienced
b)Sufficient Number
Premises
Points to be Consider
Location Design
Premises
Location
Geography, climate,and economic factors Neighbours
a) What do they do?
Premises must be located to minimize risks of cross-contamination,
e.g. not located next to a malting factory with high airborne levels of yeast
Premises
Premises
Design Minimize risks of errors
Permit effective cleaning
Permit effective maintenance
Avoid cross-contamination, build-up of dirt and dust
Maximum protection against entry of insects, birds and animals
Premises
Design(cont..)
Maximum protection against entry of insects, birds and animals Specific Areas
1) Production areas
2) Quality control areas 3) Weighing areas
4) Storage areas 5) Ancillary areas
Premises
Hygiene
Eating,Drinking,Smoking Should not be
Premises
Construction
Measures should be taken to prevent
cross-contamination
Dust control measures (including extraction of
dust and air)
No areas for dust accumulation Easily cleanable surfaces
Proper air supply
Premises
Finishing floors,walls,and Ceilings
Should be smooth, impervious, hard-wearing,
Equipments
Equipment shall belocated,designed,construcetd,adapted and
maintained to suit the operation to be carried out. Should be made of non reactive material,such as
High grade of steel(316,302) Equipment should
a) Caliberated b)Checked
Sanitation
Written procedures
• hygiene, health and clothing practices • waste disposal
Sanitation
Practices not permitted
a)eating, smoking
Standard Operating Procedure
There shall be written Standard Operating
Procedure for each operation
It
a)For Eqipments b)For sampling c)For Testing d)For Process
Raw Materials
An Inventory should be maintained for Raw
materials to be used at any stage of manufacture
Self Inspection And Audit
Regular independent inspection is necessary
to evaluate the manufacturer’s compliance with GMP in all aspects of manufacturing
Procedure for self inspection shall be
documented indicating
a)Evaluation b)Conclusion
Master Formula Records
There shall be MFR relating to all manufacturing procedures
for each product and batch size to be manufacture
It should
i)The name of the product
ii)Quantity,of all starting materials to be used
iii)A statement of the expected final yield with acceptable limits.
iv) Principal equipment to be used
v) Detaild stepwise processing instructions and the time taken for each step
vi)Any special precations
Batch Manufacturing Records
There shall be Batch processing record for each
product.
During Manufacturing or Processing the following
information shall be recorded
It
include-The name of the product
The number of Batch being manufactured
Dates and time of commencement of batch and
completion
Initials of operator
Warehousing Area
Warehousing area should be designed and
adapted to ensure good storage conditions.
Should be Clean,dry and maintained with
acceptable temperature limits.
Should have appropriate house-keeping and
rodents,pests and vermin control.
Seprate sampling area for active raw material
and excipients.
Reference Samples
Should be taken in sufficient quantity from
each lot of active ingridient to carry out all the tests
These samples should be retained for a period
of 3 months after the date of expiry of the last batch produced from that active ingridient
Samples of raw material should be stored in
Reference Samples
Samples of finished formulations shall be
Validation and process validation
Essential part of GMP
Necessary to achieve the intended results
A written record is prepared summarizing recorded result and conclusions shall be prepared ,documented and maintained Should be necessary
when- a)Any new new master formula or method of prepration is adopted
b)For critical process
c)any changes in the equipment,or when using a new equipment,it is first validated to demonstrate its consistentency of
Labels And Other Printed Materials
All containers and equipment should bear
labels
Different colour coded labels should be used
Labels And Other Printed Materials(cont..)
The Printing should be done in bright colours The label should contain all the prescribed
Quality Assurance
The main objective of the quality assurance is to ensure the products are of the quality required for their intended use
Functions- i)Adequates are made for manufacuring,supply and the use of correct starting and packing material
ii)Adequate control on starting
material,intermediate,and bulk products.
References
Blackwell, John. 1906: Rumble Over ‘The Jungle’. 31 Aug.
2008. http://www.capitalcentury.com/1906.html
FDA Food and Drug Administration. GMP Combination
Handbooks. 31 Aug. 2008. http://images.google.com