GMP and Quality Requirements for Radiopharmaceuticals - Live Online Training

29/30 April 2025

Course No. 21864

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Speakers

Dr. Franz Schönfeld

Dr. Franz Schönfeld

Regierung von Oberfranken

Arjan Langen

Arjan Langen

GE Healthcare

Dr. Dirk Freitag-Stechl

Dr. Dirk Freitag-Stechl

CUP Laboratorien

Marlous van der Hooft

Marlous van der Hooft

Scitech

Mathijs Kroo

Mathijs Kroo

GE Healthcare

All times mentioned are CEST.

Objectives

During this course, representatives of regulatory authorities will present the current development of radiopharmaceutical regulations and their experiences during the inspection of manufacturing establishments including the possible impacts of the new Annex 1. Furthermore, speakers from contract laboratory and manufacturing will share their experiences with GMP implementation. You will become acquainted with possible solutions for the special challenges and practical approaches on room qualification for GMP-compliant manufacturing. They will cover the really “hot topics” in the world of pharmaceutical QA and QC like Qualification, Validation, Monitoring and Good Distribution Practice and more with a special focus on Radiopharmaceuticals.

The speaker team is set up to provide you with the unique possibility to discuss the current status and the future expectations with representatives of national authorities as well as professionals from universities, hospitals and engineering.

Background

The manufacturing of radiopharmaceutical products confronts the producing establishment with a collection of challenges. On the one hand, there is the challenge by the contradictory requirements of quality and safety guidelines of pharmaceutical products and the standards of staff safety and radiation protection. On the other hand, there are issues of small batch sizes and short shelf life. The short shelf life necessitates fast transportation and application to the patient. These circumstances mean that classical requirements like sterility testing before release and application cannot be fulfilled and GDP is a real challenge.

Target Group

This course is aimed at the personnel of hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, their suppliers and authorities who are involved in
  •  Quality control
  •  Quality assurance
  •  Inspection and audits
  •  Qualification and validation
  •  Radiopharmaceutical preparation and/or manufacturing.

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The presentations will be made available to you prior to the Live Online Training as PDF files. After the event, you will automatically receive your certificate of participation.

Programme

GMP and Quality Requirements for Radiopharmaceuticals - Live Online Training

Seminar Programme as PDF

Regulatory Requirements for Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Directive 2001/83/EC
  • Regulation EU No 536/2014
  • EU GMP Guidelines and their annexes 1, 3 and  13
  • Guidance documents
Overview of Radiopharmaceuticals in Ph. Eur.
  • General monographs and chapters in relation to radiopharmaceuticals
  • Chemical precursors and radionuclides for radiolabelling
  • New developments on therapeutic and PET radiopharmaceuticals
Annex 1 – Impact on Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Important changes of the revised Annex 1 – from CCS to QRM
  • Relevant requirements for radiopharmaceuticals
  • Approaches for implementation
  • Annex 1 vs. Annex 3
Rooms and Personnel – GMP Requirements for Product Safety
  • Design and qualification of facilities
  • Containment vs. contamination control
  • Training, qualification and monitoring program
QRM Principles – the Modern Way for QA
  • Pharmaceutical Quality System, QRM, and risk assessment(s)
  • Quality Risk Management (QRM) in manufacturing of sterile medicinal products
  • Major changes of Annex 1 (draft) regarding QRM principles
Equipment Qualification & Process Validation in Radiopharmaceutical Production
  • Phases of Equipment Qualification
  • Principles of Process Validation
  • Case Studies and Industry Best Practices
Radiation Protection and Personnel Safety Requirements
  • Regulatory requirements
  •  General concepts and workflow
  •  Constructional realization in a cleanroom environment
  •  Waste handling and exhaust
How to handle Audits - View of an Inspector
  • Hot cell issues
  • Monitoring and Validation
  • Process Validation
  • Data integrity
  • Miscellaneous audit findings over the years
Cleaning and Disinfection Requirements
  • General GMP requirements on cleaning and disinfection
  • Traditional disinfectants and new methods
  • Validation of disinfection procedures
Supplier Qualification
  • Legal Framework
  • Active pharmaceutical ingredients
  • Supplier selection
  • Supplier Evaluation
  • Approved suppliers
  • Quality agreement
  • Data Integrity
Monitoring Requirements
  • Regulatory requirements on Monitoring
  • Qualification and routine Monitoring
  • Alert and action levels
  • Trending of data
Types and Implementation of Chemical and Microbiological Analyses
  • Analysis of precursors, radionuclides and excipients
  • Tests of the finished products: Purity, sterility and extractables & leachables
Evaluation of Rapid Microbiological Methods
  • Benefits
  • Overview of Methods
    - Growth dependent
    - Growth Independent
  • Validation and implementation
  • Future challenges
Validation of Analytical Methods
  •  Regulatory background
  •  Guidelines and definitions
  •  The “UNTIE®” process
  •  Specific application to Ph. Eur. methods
  •  Additional aspects for radiopharmaceuticals
GDP - a Special Challenge
  • The revised EU Guidelines on Good Distribution Practice (GDP)
  • Who is responsible for maintaining product quality in the supply chain
  • Key challenges and risks to consider
  • Cold chain and ambient storage and Transportation
  • Role of the Responsible Person (RP)?
  • Special challenges - Transportation under quarantine status – in bond shipment

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This course is part of the GMP Certification Programme "ECA Certified Quality Assurance Manager" Learn more

ECA-Member*: € 1690,-
Non ECA Member*: € 1890,-
EU/GMP Inspectorates*: € 945,-
APIC Member Discount*: € 1790,-

(All prices excl. VAT). Important notes on sales tax.

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