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Q7A Good Manufacturing Practice Guidance for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

FinalCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research08/01/2001
Internal AuditsChange ControlValidationGood Manufacturing Practice

Description

U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesFood and Drug AdministrationCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)August 2001ICH

Key Topics

Terms and concepts identified from this document

Scope & Applicability

Stakeholders

1
Quality Unit

Oversees reprocess or rework of batches

Regulatory Context

Regulatory Activities

1
Clinical Trials

The regulatory activity where inclusion of specific populations is discussed; The primary vehicle for generating robust clinical data for these populations.; Trials including pregnant participants for non-obstetric or obstetric indications; Inclusion of breastfeeding women in clinical trials; Research studies where breastfeeding women may be included.; The context in which these outcome parameters are collected.

Document Types

3
Certificate of Analysis

Document indicating analytical results of testing; record relied on to control L. monocytogenes in ingredients; document provided for a food prior to or upon receipt of the food; COA documentation

Batch Production Records

Records documenting the production of a specific batch; Records prepared for each intermediate and API batch; Recording disposition of each batch and in-process test results; Records used to document packaging and labeling operations; Documentation for production of APIs for use in clinical trials

Master Production Instructions

Documents describing the manufacturing process for a batch; Approved by the quality unit to ensure quality; Instructions prepared to ensure uniformity from batch to batch; Specifies time limits for production steps

Attributes

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Impurity Profile

levels of existing and new impurities; Characteristic of drug substance that may change with starting material redesignation; A comparison of the impurity profile of pre- and post-modification material to establish equivalence; Evaluation of the impurity profile for intermediates or drug substance; Potential to adversely affect drug substance quality; A description of the identified and unidentified impurities present in a drug substance.; The description of identified and unidentified impuritie

Technical Details

Substances

1
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

Subject of WHO stability testing guidelines.

Testing Methods

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Stability Monitoring

On-going testing program to confirm storage conditions and retest dates

Processes

3
Aseptic Processing

implied manufacturing process under QS regulation

Fermentation

Production method requiring additional information in a notification; Manufacturing process using microorganisms like bacteria or yeast.; Changing conditions to alter the chemical or molecular composition.; ingredients produced using fermentation; information about the organism and fermentation process; relevant to safety and identity of microorganisms; NDI produced by fermentation using microorganisms

Cell Culture

Specific guidance for APIs manufactured by cell culture/fermentation.

Standards & References

Specifications

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Acceptance Criteria

limits for solid state form and particle size; Tightening acceptance criteria; Numerical limits or ranges for tests

ICH References (3)

ICH Q5D

Recommendations for cell bank stability

ICH Q5A

Viral Safety Evaluation of Biotechnology Products Derived From Cell Lines of Human or Animal Origin

ICH Q7A

Good Manufacturing Practice Guidance for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients; Appropriate GMPs as defined in ICH Q7A

Related MFDS Guidelines

Korean regulatory guidelines covering similar topics

See Also (8)

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