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GMP Compliant Plant Qualification: Software Quality Plan

02.05.2023

10 min. reading time | by Petra Berlemann

 

A software quality plan – what is it and how do you create such a document?

greenGMP Supports the Sustainability Goals in the Company

18.04.2023

7 min. reading time | by Thomas Peither

You know the sustainability goals in your company, such as achieving CO2 neutrality by 2030 or 2050. But what does that have to do with GMP?

Change Control at the Wholesaler or Logistics Provider: Assessment of GxP Relevance

28.03.2023

7 min. reading time | by Simone Ferrante

 

Assessment of GxP relevance

Every upcoming change must be checked for GxP-relevance by the responsible person for GDP.

Qualification of Water Supply Systems – Introduction

14.03.2023

4 min. reading time | by Fritz Röder

Pharmaceutical water systems are used for a number of different applications by pharmaceutical manufacturers. These include, for example, the cleaning of various pieces of equipment, the generation of pure steam and the use of water as an ingredient for solid, semi-solid and liquid medicinal products.

Document and Evaluate GMP Audit Information and Findings

28.02.2023

7 min reading time | by Stephanie Blum, PhD

In the course of an audit, the auditors collect the information necessary to achieve the audit objectives on a sample basis, e.g. by inspecting premises, observing operations, interviewing personnel and examining documents and records. Interviews may be conducted at any time during the audit, including during the walkthrough and review of documentation.

Deviations Happen because People Make Mistakes...

14.02.2023

8 min. reading time | by Thomas Peither

In this feature we take look at the ‘black sheep’ of pharmaceutical production. As cute and charming as they may be in the animal world, in the world of GMP they can be rather disturbing.

7 Questionnaire Blocks for PLC User Requirements

24.01.2023

9 min. reading time | by Petra Berlemann and Thomas Peither

 

User Requirements, User Requirements Specification (URS), Specification Sheet

What is it? How do you create such documents? Is it all the same? Or is it something completely different?

How to Maintain the Qualification Status of Your Equipment

10.01.2023

9 min. reading time | GMP-Verlag

 

The life cycle of an equipment begins with initial qualification and ends with decommissioning. Once a qualification status has been achieved, it must be guaranteed over the entire life cycle until the equipment is decommissioned.

Insight at Second Glance - The Human Error and its Root Causes

13.12.2022

13 Min. reading time | by Doris Borchert, PhD, and Christian Gausepohl, PhD

 

To err is human - and is only too willingly used as the most probable cause for deviations of all kinds. It is also temptingly easy to look for the cause of error in individual (mis)behaviour.Everyone has a bad day, is distracted or unfocused, forgets or mixes things up and makes mistakes, even though they "actually" know how to do it correctly.

GMP is not ISO 9001 – Where are the Similarities and Differences?

29.11.2022

7 min. reading time | by Thomas Peither

 

Standards such as those in the DIN EN ISO series are not laws, so ISO standards differ quite fundamentally from legally binding regulations. Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), on the other hand, is laid down in laws, regulations and guidelines.

Qualification Master Plan: Regulatory Requirements

15.11.2022

11 min. reading time | by Thomas Peither

 

A definition of the term “qualification master plan (QMP)“ is not to be found in the GMP guidelines, only the term “validation master plan (VMP)”, which serves as a parent document.

Basis of Cleaning Validation: Setting of PDE Limits

01.11.2022

11 min. reading time | by Cornelia Wawretschek, Jens Hrach, PhD

 

Cleaning Validation

4 Questions on the Import of Medicinal Products and APIs

18.10.2022

6 min. reading time | by Simone Ferrante

 

GMP or GDP – Which applies for importation?

Although the import of medicinal products is an act related to dis-tribution and logistics, this activity is considered GMP relevant in the EU and is therefore subject to GMP requirements.

The new Annex 1 for the Manufacture of Sterile Medicinal Products – Focus: Barrier Systems

30.08.2022

8 min. reading time | by Richard Denk

The first draft of version 9 of Annex 1 of the EU GMP Guide on 20 December 2017 attracted a lot of interest globally – firstly because it was the first publication on the topic in almost a decade, and secondly because PIC/S and WHO co-authored the document.

Why is it Necessary to “Manage“ Quality?

09.08.2022

6 min. reading time | by Christine Oechslein, PhD

The quality of a medicinal product cannot be left to chance, but must be the result of carefully planned actions. The sequence "planning, acting, evaluating, improving" is referred to as "management".

Reaching the next GMP Level with Inspection Readiness Projects

26.07.2022

9 min. reading time | by Frank Studt and Thomas Peither

Mit Inspection-Readiness-Projekten das nächste GMP-Level erreichen

19.07.2022

9 Min. Lesezeit | Auszug aus dem Interview mit Frank Studt, Managing Director gempex GmbH, und Thomas Peither beim GMP:talk auf den LOUNGES 2022

Definition of Hygiene Zones

12.07.2022

7 min. reading time | by Christine Oechslein, PhD

How is process validation differentiated from other elements of quality management?

14.06.2022

8 min. reading time | by Thomas Peither

 

The question "How does process validation differentiate itself from other elements of quality management?" is not easy to answer, because there is still no uniform and generally applicable definition for validation. On the contrary, the term is becoming increasingly blurred with the related technical terms qualification and verification.

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