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Production of Sterile Pharmaceuticals


Time Table Day 1
  9:00 - 10:00 ANNEX NO. 1 TO THE EUROPEAN GMP-GUIDE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS ? Requirements and their relation to other International Guidelines for manufacturing of sterile pharmaceuticals ? FDA-guideline for submission of documentation on sterilization processes ? European Pharmacopoeia general text manufacture of sterile products ? USP chapters on sterile products
  10:00 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK
  10:30 - 11:20 PRINCIPLES OF STERILIZATION PROCESSES ? Principles of sterilization. ? Theory of inactivation of microorganisms ? Steam, dry heat, radiation, gassing ? Practical application of F, D and z values, Fo value ? Types of sterilization processes, ? Sterilization equipment
  11:20 - 12:10 STERILIZATION PROCESSES VALIDATION ? Cycle development ? Equipment qualification ? Load qualification ? Sterilization process validation
  12:10 - 13:00 CLASSROOM EXERCISES ? D, z, F-value calculations ? Do calculations on sterilization processes to answer prepared questions. ? Create plans for sterilization cycle development for a given list of products or products proposed from the audience.
  13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
  14:00 - 14:50 MEMBRANE FILTRATION ? Principles of membrane filtration ? Specific questions associated with membrane filtration sterilization ? Validation of membrane filtration ? Membrane filter integrity testing
  14:50 - 15:10 CLASSROOM EXERCISE ? Develop plans for membrane filter selection and validation for a given list of products or products proposed from the audience.
  15:10 - 15:40 COFFEE BREAK
  15:40 - 16:30 USE AND EVALUATION OF BIOINDICATORS ? Types of biological indicators ? Application of biological indicators ? Evaluation of results
  16:30 - 17:00 CLASSROOM EXERCISE ? Evaluate questions related to bioindicators as presented by the trainer.
Second Day  
  9:00 - 10:00 ASEPTIC PROCESSING VALIDATION ? International requirements ? Media fill considerations ? Media fill procedures ? Evaluation and interpretation of results ? Discussion of recent regulatory development
  10:00 - 10:30 CLASSROOM EXERCISE ? Interpret results of media fills as shown by the trainer and develop investigation strategies.
  10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
  11:00 - 12:00 STERILITY TESTING AND PARAMETRIC RELEASE ? Nutrient media ? Reference strains ? Relevance of the test ? Interpretation of results ? Parametric release requirements and procedures.
  12:00 - 12:30 CLASSROOM EXERCISE ? Develop an outline of a plan for application for parametric release for a product proposed by the trainer or a participant.
  13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
  13:30 - 14:30 Microbiological Laboratory Procedures ? General and selective nutrient media ? Preparation, validation and storage of nutrient media ? Characterization of reference organisms ? Storage of reference strains ? Microbiological method suitability and validation
  14:30 - 15:00 COFFEE BREAK
  15:00 - 16:00 RISK ANALYSIS AND CONTROL CONCEPTS FOR STERILE PRODUCT MANUFACTURE ? Process flow chart ? Critical processing steps ? Critical control points ? Risk estimation procedures
  16:00 - 16:30 CLASSROOM EXERCISE ? Develop an the outline of process plans for sterile product proposed by the trainer and do a risk estimation exercise.
  16:30 - 17:00 General Discussion