Colloidal Mill; Working and Principle

Colloidal mill

A colloidal mill is used to break down a mixture that contains Suspended solid particles to make a homogeneous mixture. So it is used in a wide range of pharmaceuticals and other industries to make a suspension. Working Principle of Colloidal Mill: The colloidal mill works on Shearing by using a rotor/ stator. By using shearing force its … Read more

Disintegration Test Apparatus: Diagram, Principle, Types, Procedure, Calibration, Limit and Assembly

Disintegration Test Apparatus

Disintegration test apparatus is widely used in pharmaceuticals to identify the disintegration properties of various types of tablets and capsules. The DT apparatus decides whether or not tablets or capsules disintegrate within a recommended time once placed in a liquid medium. What are Disintegration and Principle Disintegration is defined as that state in which no residue of the … Read more

Top 10 Tablet Coating Problems and Remedies

The coating on tablets helps withstand the gastric environment and also has many advantages like masking the odor, color, and taste of a drug along with physical and chemical protection. Sometimes tablet’s quality may be improper if, the proper method and technique are not followed during the coating process. So to avoid these problems, we … Read more

SOP on Operation, cleaning of Leak Test Apparatus

SOP on Operation, cleaning of Leak Test Apparatus

Learn about Standard operating procedures on Leak Test Apparatus including Purpose, Scope, Responsibility, Procedure, How to perform Leak test for blister and containers and aluminum triplex, limit, Action on Failure of leak test for blister or strips, Frequency, Challenge test, Cleaning and calibration of leak test apparatus. 1.0 Purpose: To let down the standard operating … Read more

Water System Validation and Phases in 2024

Water System validation

Validation of the water system is important in the pharmaceutical industry. Water is extensively used in the manufacturing process at various stages. Throughout manufacturing, water is consistently generated and distributed, making it unusable to test and analyze every quantity used in production. To ensure consistent quality standards, it’s essential to validate the treatment, generation, storage, … Read more

Effluent Treatment Plant in Pharmaceutical

Effluent Treatment Plant in Pharmaceutical

The pharmaceutical industry generates lots of wastewater during the production or formulation of medicines. So it is very important to treats this wastewater by using various techniques. Water purification technology is used to eliminate solids from liquids. The impure solids can be coarse, suspended, colloidal, and dissolved. In the purification process, they need to be … Read more

Drugs and Cosmetics Rules Schedule 1945

Drugs and Cosmetics Rules Schedule 1945

The Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 1945 is the set of rules under the Rules of Drugs and Cosmetic Act 1940, which keep the provisions for the classification of medicine. Below are the given schedules and Also described guidelines for the sales, storage, display, and prescription of drugs in each schedule. List of Drug and Cosmetic Schedules: Schedule … Read more

SOP for Camera Vision System and Pinhole detector

SOP for Camera Vision System and Pinhole detector

Learn about Standard operating procedures for Camera Vision Systems and Pinhole detector including Aim, Purpose, Responsibility, Precautions, Procedure, Frequency, and Annexures. Aim: Standard operating procedure for camera vision systems in Pharmaceutical Purpose: To lay down the procedure for setting, operation, and in-process check for the camera vision system and pinhole detector. Scope: This standard operating procedure is applicable to carry out … Read more

SOP on Cleaning and Sanitization in Pharmaceutical

SOP on Cleaning and Sanitization in Pharmaceutical

Learn about Standard Operating Procedures on Cleaning and Sanitization in Pharmaceutical including, Aim, Scope, Responsibility, Precautions, Procedure for Different area, Frequency and Annexures. 1.0 Aim: To lay down the SOP for cleaning and sanitization of manufacturing and primary packing area. 2.0 Scope: This SOP is applicable to the entire area in the tablet department at the plant. 3.0 Responsibility officer:3.1 Production is responsible for … Read more

SOP on the Training of Personnel in Pharmaceutical

Training of personnel

1.0 Purpose: The purpose of this SOP is to lay down the procedure for effective training of personnel working at a manufacturing site. In order to ensure that all employee receives appropriate training which would enhance their knowledge, experience, skill, ability, and behavior to execute their appropriate duties and responsibilities in such a manner, to provide Assurance that the … Read more

ALCOA to ALCOA Plus and Data integrity

ALCOA to ALCOA plus

Data integrity is a key approach in the pharmaceutical quality control system. ALCOA stands for (Attributable, Legible, Contemporaneous, Original, and Accurate). It was introduced in the 1990s to ensure the framework for data integrity and good documentation practice (GDP). Then further introduced another term called ALCOA+. ALCO+ stands for (Complete, Consistent, Enduring, and Available) currently used by the … Read more

SOP on Solid flow Monitor Test in Fluid bed dryer

SOP on Solid flow Monitor Test in Fluid bed dryer

Learn about Standard Operating procedures on Solid flow Monitor Test to check the integrity of bags including Purpose, Scope, Responsibility, Procedure, and Precautions. Importance of SFM test: A solid flow monitoring test is used in pharmaceuticals to determine the integrity of the fluid bad drier bags. SFM test senses the flow of powder, and FBD … Read more

Cleaning Method Validation in Pharmaceutical by FDA

Cleaning method validation

Pharmaceutical products are generally contaminated by microorganisms, cleaning agents, or other materials, But in many cases, it may be due to the repeated use of the same equipment for processing. To avoid this problem FDA introduced the Cleaning method validation process for pharmaceutical industries. The cleaning procedure must be strictly followed to execute the cleaning method. Normally … Read more

Serialization in Pharmaceutical a New Approach in 2024

Aggregation in Pharmaceutical

Serialization in pharmaceuticals plays a vital role in securing product information, counterfeit, and falsified medicine that puts world public health at risk. These medicines are also not only ineffective but actively dangerous, inflicting adverse reactions or even death. What is more, these counterfeit medicines are also factory-made in multiple locations, e.g., chemical synthesis in one … Read more

Top Asked Pharma Packing Questions for the Interview

Pharma Packing Questions for the Interview

The Packing of drugs is a very crucial part because the safety of drugs is a must at every stage from manufacturing to packaging. Packaging helps the drugs to prevent from the external environment. Today, there are numerous job opportunities available in the pharmaceutical field, providing you with various options to shape your career in … Read more

SOP for Calibration of Weighing Balance (Trolley balance)

SOP for Calibration of Weighing Balance

Learn about Standard operating procedures for calibration of weighing balance, including Aim, Purpose, Scope, Responsibility, precaution, Operation, and cleaning. 1.0 Aim: The SOP for calibration of weighing balance (Trolley Balance) is applicable for all departments at the Production site.2.0 Purpose: The purpose of this sop is to calibrate of weighing the balance of the bin lifting trolley.3.0 Scope: This sop is applicable … Read more