4. Quality Management System
Comprehensive, GMP-aligned frameworks to ensure product safety, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence in pharmaceutical and healthcare manufacturing
7.1.1 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): Detailed, written instructions to achieve uniformity in performance.
7.1.2 Documentation Practices: Proper .recording and maintaining of all manufacturing processes and tests.
7.1.3 Training Programs: Ensuring staff are trained in GMP and other quality standards.
7.2.1 Internal Audits: Regular internal checks to ensure compliance with GMP.
7.2.2 External Audits: Audits conducted by regulatory bodies or third parties.
7.3 Validation & Qualification
7.3.1 Process Validation: Confirming that manufacturing processes consistently produce products that meet quality criteria.
7.3.2 Cleaning Validation: Ensuring that cleaning processes effectively remove residues to prevent cross-contamination.
7.3.3 Equipment Qualification: Verification of new equipment to meet predefined criteria.
7.4.1 Process Design
7,4.1.1 Development: Designing manufacturing processes that ensure product quality and consistency.
7.4.1.2 Risk Assessment: Identifying and mitigating risks in manufacturing processes.
7.4.2 Process Qualification
7.4.2.1 Installation Qualification (IQ): Ensuring equipment is installed correctly and to specifications.
7.4.2.2 Operational Qualification (OQ): Testing equipment and systems to ensure they operate as intended.
7.4.2.3 Performance Qualification (PQ): Confirming that the process produces the desired product under real-world conditions.
7.4.3 Continued Process Verification
7.4.3.1 Monitoring: Ongoing monitoring of processes to ensure consistent product quality.
7.4.3.2 Data Analysis: Reviewing and analyzing data to detect any deviations or trends.