End-to-end qualification of ready-to-use (RTU) product containers in packaging suitable for No-Touch Transfer (NTT) into Grade A filling zones

No-Touch Transfer (NTT) of pre-sterilised ready-to-use (RTU) containers is an alternative methodology that follows Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Quality Risk Management (QRM) principles. NTT de-bagging ejects contents from secondary bag packaging without direct contact with contents or exposure to an environment that is a lower grade than the zone being entered. The pre-sterilised containers and sterile barriers offer assured sterility at manufacture and are qualified to remain sterile through the supply chain and the stepwise NTT de-bagging process. This eliminates the requirement for in-process material disinfection steps for transfer into Grade A environments. The present article focuses on design qualification of pre-sterilised RTU container packaging, including definition of sterile barriers together with bioburden study data through the supply chain and simulated NTT. It completes a series of EJPPS articles to support peer-reviewed references on NTT. Together, these articles can be defined as end-to-end qualification of the NTT process, demonstrating a high level of assurance that sterility is maintained from manufacture to point of use. Key Words: Aseptic processing, Design qualification, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Life cycle, No-Touch Transfer (NTT), Pharmaceutical packaging, Pre-sterilised containers, Qualification, Quality by Design (QbD), Quality Risk Management (QRM), Ready-to-use (RTU), Supply chain

Evaluation Of Risk Management Maturity Of A Fintech Firm In Indonesia

This study identified the risk management maturity status, revealed the major sources of the firm risk management maturity, issues in running quality risk management of a financial technology firm in Indonesia, and recommended enhancements. It used the Risk and Insurance Management Society – Risk Maturity Model to evaluate the risk management maturity status. To get detailed information about the risk management implementation, the researchers also did observations and interviews. This study confirmed that the firm was in ad-hoc status. The firm was overconfident of their previous success in implementing risk management and careless in transforming the risk management concepts into real practices. Thus, they lost their ability to decide appropriate decisions in handling the risks that they faced. As a result, they could not run effective and efficient management. Detail findings and recommendations on the risk management maturity of the firm are provided in this article.

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points as a Quality Risk Management Tool in the Pharmaceutical Industry: A Systematic Review

For several years, quality risk management (QRM) has been such an integral component of healthcare as well as pharmaceutical product manufacturing. Effectual QRM can help companies make better informed and smarter choices, and furnish regulators with more prominent confirmation of an organization's capacity to manage possible dangers. In the pharmaceutical sector, the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), a QRM tool is comparatively a new approach. It is a globally perceived management system that gives rules to the pharmaceutical and food industries. HACCP approach emphasizes the hazards, with the overarching goal of ensuring that drug products are safe to use because the production of drug products is prone to health together with safety concerns. The HACCP system offers guidance to a considerable extent for quality control, by detecting, assessing, monitoring, and validating the crucial procedures and operations in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products. The presented review article provides HACCP as a risk assessment tool, which could be applied to various parts of drug quality so that it might promote and assist the adoption of quality practices by pharmaceutical industries with the objective of improving HACCP efficiency together with company performance. Keywords: HACCP, Hazards, QRM, Quality

DoE-Based Analytical Quality Risk Management for Enhanced AQbD Approach to Economical and Eco-Friendly RP-HPLC Method for Synchronous Estimation of Multiple FDC Products of Antihypertensive Drugs

According to the literature review, numerous chromatographic methods have been published for estimation of fixed-dose combination products of telmisartan but no reverse-phase high-pressure liquid chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method has been published yet for synchronous estimation of fixed-dose combination (FDC) products of telmisartan to save time, cost and solvent for analysis. Hence, an economical and eco-friendly RP-HPLC method has been developed for synchronous estimation of multiple FDC products of antihypertensive drugs using the quality risk management (QRM) and DoE-based enhanced analytical quality by design approach. The analytical-QRM was started with the identification of potential method risk parameters followed by their risk assessment by risk priority number ranking and filtering. The identified critical method parameters were optimized using the DoE-based central composite design. The method operable design range was navigated and the control strategy was framed for control and mitigation of risk throughout the life-cycle of the developed method. The method was developed using Shimpack Octadecyl silane (ODS) C18 column and acetonitrile-1.0%v/v triethylamine in water (pH 6.0; 45 + 55, %v/v). The developed method was validated as per the International Council for Harmonization Q2 (R1) guideline. The developed method was applied for the analysis of seven different antihypertensive dosage forms. The developed RP-HPLC method can be used as an eco-friendly, robust and economical alternative analytical tool to several published methods for estimation of FDC products of antihypertensive drugs in the pharmaceutical industry.

Risk Assessing The Risks: Deliberations On Risk Prioritization

One of the dilemmas facing the quality risk management function is with a series of completed risk assessments and a series of multiple outcomes that require addressing, in the context of limited resources. When faced with multiple risks, how are these to be prioritized?

Risk and DoE-Based Analytical Failure Mode Effect Analysis (AFMEA) to Simultaneous Estimation of Montelukast Sodium and Bilastine by HPTLC Method Using Enhanced AQbD Approach

The fixed-dose combination (FDC) of montelukast sodium (MLS) and bilastine (BIL) is used for monotherapy in the patient with seasonal allergic rhinoconjuctivitis and asthma. According to the upcoming ICH (International Council for Harmonization) Q14 guideline, the development of the analytical method by the implementation of the Analytical Quality by Design (AQbD) approach based on principles of Quality Risk Management (QRM) and design of experiments (DoE) would be a regulatory requirement for the registration of new drug substance and product in ICH countries. Hence, a robust high-performance thin layer chromatography method has been developed, which was not previously reported for simultaneous estimation of MLS and BIL using risk and DoE-based enhanced AQbD approach. The analytical failure mode effect analysis (AFMEA) was started with the identification of potential analytical failure modes followed by their effect analysis by RPN ranking and filtering method. The DoE-based AFMEA was applied for optimization of high-risk analytical failure modes by central composite design using Design-Expert software. The method operable design ranges and control strategy was set for quality risk management throughout the lifecycle of the developed method. The developed method was validated as per ICH Q2 (R1) guideline. The method was applied for the assay of FDC, and results were found in compliance with the labeled claim.

Quality Risk Management in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain, Warehousing and Dispensing -Practical Case Study from Sterile Pharmaceutical Industry

Quality Risk Management (QRM) during medicinal products manufacturing is now becoming an integral part of quality management system (QMS). Most if not all regulatory authorities have revised their current good manufacturing practices (GMP) to incorporate the concept of risk assessment in every single process regardless to the criticality of the process. Different Procedures in pharmaceutical QMS like deviation control, change control, investigation, customer complaints handling, validation & qualification, product release, etc. consider the principles of risk assessment at all steps. Extensive research in this area shows that there is scarcity of research on quality risk management during early stages of medicinal products manufacturing including (1) procurement/supply chain, (2) logistics/warehousing and (3) raw materials dispensing. To cover the gap in the literature, three practical case studies has been studied by selecting one major step from each manufacturing stage and applied risk assessment following the procedure described in ICHQ9 and using Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) as risk assessment quality tool. As a result of this review, QRM during early stages of medicinal products manufacturing may be useful to avoid unnecessary complaints or delay during subsequent drug processing in the manufacturing site. Being proactive and taking all necessary measures to avoid any possible defects or mishandling is one of the major objectives of QRM and ultimately patient protection. This study shows a model solution for industry professionals and regulators to reduce the possible risks associated with early stages of medicinal products manufacturing thereby paving the way for significant business growth.