Reduced Sampling - Reduced Testing - Recording Online Training
Course No. 18680A
Speakers
Emerich Grassinger
Takeda
Dr Gerald Kindermann
GxP Consulting
Dr.Michael Möhlen
Valneva Austria
Dr. Bernd Renger
Bernd Renger Consulting
Prof. Dr. Martin Wesch
Wesch & Buchenroth Rechtsanwälte
All times mentioned are CEST.
Objectives
The aim of this Live Online Training is to demonstrate the process of the qualification of starting materials (APIs and excipients) and packaging materials (primary and secondary) and to define the prerequisites for implementing a system for reduced sampling and reduced testing for these products. This system has to be in compliance with the actual GMP requirements in Europe and in the US, though. Case Studies will show how to define and optimise sampling and testing procedures. You will also discuss further details and get to know practical approaches. Q&A sessions after each presentation ensure interaction and that your questions are answered.
Background
Testing active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients and packaging materials is one of the main tasks of the quality control units in the pharmaceutical industry. It must be ensured that the necessary tests are conducted on the incoming goods and that the materials are released only after their quality was judged as satisfactory.
According to the revised Chapter 5 – Production – of the EU GMP Guide in operation since March 2015, the selection, qualification, approval and maintenance of suppliers has to be documented and the level of control has to be proportionate to the potential risks posed by the individual materials. Manufacturers of medicinal products are responsible for testing the starting and packaging materials as described in the marketing authorisation dossier. However, it is explicitly accepted to outsource these testing activities, if the following requirements are fulfilled:
a. Distribution controls (transport, wholesaling, storage and delivery) to ensure the maintenance of the quality characteristics of the starting materials b. Audits performed at appropriate intervals at the sites carrying out the testing c. A certificate of analysis signed by a designated person with appropriate qualifications and experience d. Significant experience in dealing with the starting material manufacturer (“history of compliance”) e. Full analyses that are performed regularly by the medicinal product manufacturer or a contract laboratory acting on behalf of the manufacturer to compare the results with the supplier’s certificate of analysis.
It is the aim of this GMP Education Course to show how these requirements can be put into practice.
Other focus areas of this course are the regulatory requirements for sampling, the design and qualification of sampling areas and the handling of varying specifications in the different pharmacopoeias for identical APIs and excipients used for finished drug products dedicated for the markets in Europe, in the US, and in Japan.
The course programme will be completed by a lawyer’s presentation about the legal and contractual liability of suppliers for defect products.
Target Group
This GMP Education Course is directed at all those employees from quality control units in the pharmaceutical industry (including heads of quality control and laboratory managers) who are competent or responsible for sampling, testing and release of starting materials (APIs and excipients) and packaging materials (primary and secondary). This course is also of interest to personnel from quality assurance and to those employees from API, excipient or packaging material suppliers who want to inform themselves about the requirements of the pharmaceutical industry on the testing of these materials.
Technical Details
To participate in an on demand training course or webinar, you do not need any software. The recordings are made available via a streaming server. In general, the recording is provided in MP4 format, which any PC (Microsoft Windows, Apple IOS) or tablet can easily display.
Timing and Duration:
When you register for the on demand Training course or webinar you can decide at what date you want to follow the training course online. For a 1-day training course you will have 2 days in which the stream is available (for 2-day training course 3 days and for a 3-day training course 4 days). Within in this timeframe you can start & stop the stream according to your needs.
In time before the scheduled date (your desired date) you will receive an e-mail from us with a link for direct participation as well as your log-in data.
Training Course Documentation and Certificate:
The presentations will be made available as PDF files via download shortly before the online training course. After the event, you will automatically receive your certificate of participation.
Programme
Regulatory Requirements for Sampling Procedures
API and finished goods sampling
Regulatory requirements - EU GMP Part 1, Chapters 4, 5, 6 - EU GMP Part 2, Chapter 7 - EU GMP Chapter 4 - EU GMP Annex 8 - EU GMP Annex 19
Other regulations - US / FDA Requirements - WHO - PIC/S - ISO 2859-1 (former Military Standard)
Supplier qualification and audits - Reduced testing
Design and Qualification of Sampling Areas for Incoming Goods Products
Sampling area for raw materials, APIs and excipients
Layout and design of premises and equipment
“Cleanroom”-like classification?
What are the appropriate environmental requirements for sampling areas?
How to qualify and maintain sampling areas?
Is a change of pallets/removal of cart boxes required?
Are expectations increasing? - Lessons learned during inspections
Supplier Qualification and Supply Chain Traceability: an important Prerequisite for Reduced Sampling and Reduced Testing
Prerequisites
Qualification of packaging materials
Qualification of APIs and excipients
Supplier qualification / Supplier audits
Quality Agreements
Specifications / Pharmacopoeial monographs / Supplier CoA
Complaint Handling
Sampling and Documentation to make the Supplier liable for Defect Products
Legal and Contractual Liability
Definition of a Product Defect
Express Warranty
Admissible Evidence
Insurability
Case Study I: How to Define Inspection Procedures for Packaging Materials (Primary and Secondary) in the Incoming Goods Control
Sampling Plans for printed packaging materials, glass containers, plastic containers, etc.
AQL (Acceptable Quality Level)
Tests required according to Ph.Eur. / USP
Options for reduced sampling
Options for reduced testing
Skip lot testing
Case Study II: How to Define and Optimise Sampling and Testing Procedures for APIs and Excipients in the Incoming Goods Control
Sampling of APIs and excipients
Risk assessment and rational for different sampling plans and sampling procedures
Options for reduced ID testing
Options for reducing analytical costs (economic order size and accepting CoA from suppliers)
Optimization of ID testing using NIR/RAMAN
Practical Approaches 1. Strategies/Prerequisites for Reduced Testing /Reduced Sampling Learn how the opportunities and requirements of EU GMP Chapter 5, Annex 8 and 21 CFR Parts 211 should be implemented in QA / QC. 2. Reduced Testing / Reduced Sampling for APIs / Excipients Discuss and calculate benefits of different measures. Scenarios of different materials / suppliers / qualification status, use of NIR/RAMAN for identity testing and optimization of the order size to reduce testing effort will be evaluated including their impact on the sampling and testing plans for APIs and excipients. 3. Reduced Testing / Reduced Sampling for Primary and Secondary Packaging Materials Get to know scenarios of different materials / suppliers / qualification status / etc. and their impact on the sampling and testing plans with regard to reduced sampling and reduced testing for packaging.
How to Deal with Divergent Compendial Method Requirements
ICH QB4 and the Pharmacopoeial Discussion Group
Divergent and conflicting pharmacopoeial requirements
CDER’s MAPP 5310.7 “Acceptability of Standards from Alternative Compendia”
How to proceed in case of missing harmonization?
How to proove equivalence?
Recording from 17/18 June 2021 Duration of recording: approx. 10 h 45 m
This course is part of the GMP Certification Programme "ECA Certified Quality Control Manager" Learn more