Basics of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Quality Operations

This book describes "good practice" GxP activities that are directly related to quality, safety and efficacy in the pharmaceutical industry. The material provides guidance on how to evaluate, audit, qualify and approve a pharmaceutical product to enhance the GMP within the industry. This book provides guidance on how to meet the requirements of the pharmaceutical industry as a beginner. It includes procedures for production and packaging, batch auditing as well as all quality measures used in the pharmaceutical industry. This book also provides questions and answers with each chapter for institutes and trainers providing basic training to the new graduates and new comers to the industry. Basics of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Quality Operations: A Comprehensive Guide is primarily written for anyone in the pharmaceutical industry interested in development and manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and finished pharmaceutical manufacturers in both sterile and non‑sterile areas. The book is a simple, concise, and easy to use reference tool covering basic quality concepts required by the pharmaceutical educational institutions and professional certification bodies. It describes details of all GXP activities that are directly related to Quality, Safety, and Efficacy of the products manufactured under the umbrella of Quality Operations, common testing methods which are used in any modern industry, Requirements of Validation and Qualification of equipment, facilities and processes, integral segments of Drug product manufacturing, storage, and distribution practices. The material provides stepwise guidance on how to evaluate, audit, qualify, and approve a pharmaceutical product to enhance the GMP within the industry. The book is written with the idea of…