UNDERSTANDING PRE-REQUISITES FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Technology transfer is both integral and critical to drug discovery and development process for new medicinal drug products. A major decision focuses on that point where the idea or process is advanced from a research-oriented program to targeted toward commercialization. Generally, the cost of product development rises dramatically during the pilot scale-up and initial production … Read more

UNDERSTANDING ON WORKING PRINCIPLE OF RAPID MIXER GRANULATOR (RMG):

Homogenous mixing of dry & wet powders, de-agglomeration / de-lumping of wet mass and fast dispersion of binding agent. Dust free, high free flowing dosing particles, high uniformity of granule size. AC frequency control for bottom driven Impeller Mixer with 3 or 4 blades with exclusive scrape side design and Chopper positioned to make granules. … Read more

UNDERSTANDING ON WORKING PRINCIPLE OF FLUID BED DRYER (FBD):

Fluid Bed Dryers (FBD) are primarily used in almost all chemical, pharmaceutical, food, dyestuff and other process industries to dry materials by fluidization with hot and / or dehumidified air, which creates a turbulence in the wet product (not totally liquid) while flowing through it. WORKING PRINCIPLE: The atmospheric air is sucked in the dryer … Read more

UNDERSTANDING ON WORKING PRINCIPLES OF SIFTER (VIBRATORY SIFTER):

VIBRO SIFTER, VIBRO SCREEN: Vibro separators are circular gyratory screens used to separate solids from solids and liquid from solid. Vibro Sifter consists of Specially Designed Motor mounted vertically at the center of the base plate of the Screen. The Screen is in between feeding hopper and bowl. The material is fed on to the … Read more

BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT AND CRTICAL OPERATING PARAMETRS:

Equipment must be located, designed, constructed, adapted, and maintained to suit the operations to be carried out. The layout and design of equipment must aim to minimize the risk of errors and permit effective cleaning and maintenance in order to avoid cross-contamination, build-up of dust or dirt, and, in general, any adverse effect on the … Read more

BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF DIFFERENT PROCESS IN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

GENERAL: SIFTING, MIXING ANG GRANULATION: COMPRESSION (TABLETS): COATING (TABLETS): FILLING OF HARD GELATIN CAPSULES: Empty Capsule shells shall be regarded as drug component and treated accordingly. They shall be stored under conditions which shall ensure their safety from the effects of excessive heat and moisture. PRINTING (TABLETS AND CAPSULES): PACKING OPERATION: Before packaging operations are … Read more

BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF QUALIFICATION, CALIBRATION AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE:

QUALIFICATION: Qualification is the planning, carrying out and recording of tests on equipment and systems, which form part of the validated process, to demonstrate that it will perform as intended. All manufacturing equipment, laboratory instrument and supporting utilities shall be considered for qualification. After successful completion of qualification exercise, the Equipment / instrument / Utilities … Read more

BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF AREA AND ROOM CONDITIONS:

The premises used for warehousing, manufacturing, processing, storage, packaging labeling and testing purposes shall be; WAREHOUSING AREA: PRODUCTION AREA: ANCILLARY AREAS: QUALITY CONTROL AREA: REFERENCE: 1. Schedule M 2. 21 CFR art 210 & 211 3. WHO Technical Report Series 908

COATING PROCESS IN PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING:

UNDERSTANDING COATING: Coating can be defined as a physical deposition of a layer on Tablet surface for the purpose of masking the Taste, odour, appearance, physical / chemical protection or to control the drug release. Coating process is the application of coating composition to a moving bed of Tablets in a coating pan by concurrent … Read more

COMPRESSION PROCESS IN PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING

TABLET COMPRESSION: Reducing the bulk volume of a powder by applying mechanical force so as to form a defined shape of desired weight and strength is called ‘Compression’. Tablet compression is the process of squeezing powders together and driving out the air between the particles, resulting in a compressed Tablet. WHY COMPRESSION? TABLET PRESS OR … Read more