Title:- STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE GT/SOP/PD/023 Revision No.

: “001”
Revision Date: N/A Issue Date:25-09-2018
Subject: SOP For Operating Tray Dryer Effective Date: 25-09-2018 Next Rev Date: 25-09-2021

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CONTENTS

1. Purpose
2. Scope
3. Responsibility
4. Material and Equipment
5. Operational Procedure
6. List of Recipient

1. Purpose:

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Subject: SOP For Operating Tray Dryer Effective Date: 25-09-2018 Next Rev Date: 25-09-2021

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1.1 To describe standard procedure for operating the Tray dryer for drying of materials.

2. Scope:
2.1 This is applicable in Solid Dosage Forms.

3. Responsibility:
3.1. It is the responsibility of manufacturing supervisor and workers to follow this SOP as it are
written.
3.2. It is the responsibility of production pharmacist to follows this SOP as it is written and update as
necessary.
3.3. It is the responsibility of Production manager to monitor that this SOP is followed in its entirety.

4. Material and Equipment

Material to be dried, Tray dryer, S.S Scope, S.S Sieve

5. Operating Procedure:
5.1 Before using, ensure the cleanliness of the tray dryer.
5.2 Charge the material in the trays and slide the trays on the holding rack in the dryer.
5.3 Close the door of the dryer.
5.4 Set the required temperature on the gauge and switch on the dryer and then the heater.
5.5 Dry the material for the specified time then switch off the dryer.
5.6 Unload the material from the trays and clean the trays and clean tile dryer as per cleaning
procedure.
5.7 Machine operators will maintain the machine log sheet.

6. List of Recipient:
6.1 QA Department.
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Subject: SOP For Operating Tray Dryer Effective Date: 25-09-2018 Next Rev Date: 25-09-2021

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6.2 Production Department.

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