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QUALITY CONTROL
quality control
Definition
Quality control refers to the sum of all
procedures undertaken to ensure the identity
and purity of a particular pharmaceutical
product.
QUALITY CONTROL
THE IMPortance of quality and control of
quality
Counterfeit medicines;
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Quality Control in the pharmaceutical
industry is required for :
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When the quality of any drug is given by industry, then
it is responsible for any variation from the standard.
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Improvement of the quality of production and
reduction in the production cost.
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Reduction in spoiled production and rejection from
consumers and dealers.
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Organoleptic tests
Physical tests
Physicochemical tests
Microbiological tests
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Organoleptic tests:
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Physical tests
Physicochemical tests
Microbiological tests
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QUALITY CONTROL
To further enhance the effectiveness and
safety of the drug product after approval, many
regulatory agencies such as
Rejected in-process
materials should be
identified and
controlled under a
quarantine system
IN PROCESS QUALITY CONTROL
IPQC (in process quality control)
In process Quality Control, IPQC tests are mostly
performed within the production area.
The control of the environment or equipment may also
be regarded as a part of in process control (IPC).
They should not carry any risk for the quality of
product.
In process testing enables easier identification of
problems.
Failure to meet In process control specification
indicates either that procedure were not followed or
some factor were out of control.
Standard operating procedures (SOPs) should be
established in the pharmaceutical industry and followed
that describe the IPQCs and tests
IPQC TESTS FOR VARIOUS DOSAGE
FORMS:
I.P.Q.C TESTS FOR TABLETS
pH of the product
Homogenecity test
DISINTEGRATION:
It is the time required for the tablet to break into
particles, the disintegration test is a measure only of
the time required under a given set of conditions for a
group of tablets to disintegrate into particles
OFFICIAL STANDARDS AS PER B.P. /I.P./
QUALITY CONTROL EQUIPMENTS
U.S.P.:
Uniformity of Active Ingredients:
It is measured to ensure a constant dose of drug
between individual drugs
Traditionally, dose variation between tablet is tested
in two separate tests namely
A) Weight variation
B) Content uniformity
OFFICIAL STANDARDS AS PER B.P. /I.P./
QUALITY CONTROL EQUIPMENTS
U.S.P.:
DISSOLUTION TEST:
The release of drug from the tablet into solution per
unit time under standardize condition is called
dissolution test.
Media used in dissolution testing may be purified
water, simulated gastric fluid, simulated intestinal
fluid or others. Organic solvents are not
recommended.
The most commonly used are USP apparatus I
(basket) and USP apparatus II (paddle).
Quality control of capsules
Quality control of capsules
• The weight of 10 individual sterile units is noted and the content is removed
from them and empty individual sterile unit is weighed accurately again.
• Then net weight is calculated by subtracting empty sterile unit weight from
gross weight.
• The dose uniformity is met if the amount of active ingredient is within the range
of 85-115.0% of label claim. UNIFORMITY OF CONTENT
Quality control tests for
Uniformity of content
parenterals
Relative standard deviation is equal to or less than
6.0%.
If one unit is outside the range of 85-115.0%, and none
of the sterile unit is outside the range of 75-125.0% or
if the relative standard deviation of the resultant is
greater than 6.0% ,or if both condition prevail, an
additional 20 sterile unit should be tested.
The sterile units meet the requirements if not more
than one unit is out side the range of 85-115%, no unit
is outside the range of 75-125.0% and the calculated
relative standard deviation is 7.8%.
TEST FOR VOLUME OF LIQUID
Sterility is
defines as
freedom from
the presence of
viable
microorganism
Leakage test
Spark Test:
The machine uses high precision electrodes to inspect
the full circumference of the containers, including the
closure zone.
All containers are presented individually to the
electrodes.
Any moisture that has penetrated through capillary
forces in a crack, pinhole or just weak glass is
registered as a change in resistance.
All products with a measured voltage higher than a
defined maximum value are separated from the good
products.