Quality Assurance in Pharmaceutical Industry

Pharmaceutical quality assurance is a dynamiccarried out by the dept.
process, a state of mind or an understanding of the6. Quality improvement plans.
regulations and guidance relating to the development7. Validation and Technology Transfer.
and manufacture of pharmaceutical products.8. Review of stability date and shelf life of products.
Quality Assurance is a constituent of quality9. Quality team frequently conduct periodic GMP
management riveted to assure, generate precise andtraining to personnel at all levels of the organization.
reliable results on all lab activities that are undertaken.Quality Assurance Goals
Drugs that are marketed must be safe and1 Make sure that each medicine reaching a patient is
therapeutically active. Performance should besafe, effective and of standard quality.
consistent and predictable. Or it can be defined as2 Incurring medicaments that are safe and effective.
the sum of all activities and responsibilities required to3 Assuring superiority of a product from selection to
ensure that the medicine that reaches the patient isuse.
safe and effective.4 Persistent products those are safe and effective
The System of Quality Assurancethrough structured selection and procurement
This department can be divided into four majormethods.
areas: Quality control, production, distribution, and5 Exerting products through appropriate storage,
inspections.distribution, monitoring and use methods.
1. QA ensures the arrangements made for theConclusion
manufacture, supply and use of the correct startingQuality Assurance does its best to maintain the
and packaging materials.reliability at every stage of manufacturing process
2. Any deviation from the written production andstarting from Research, Clinical studies, Quality
process control procedures which are followed in theControl, Production, Distribution and provides
execution of various production and process controlinformation on appropriate use, and analyzes safety
functions shall be reported investigated and recordedand information of the products.
by the quality dept.The Department will also assist in the strategic
3. Deviations from the established time limits for thedirection and development of Quality Systems,
completion of each phase of production shall bestandard operating procedures and document control
justified and documented by the assurance dept.programs, to ensure with the company policies and
4. All the activities involved in the manufacturingregulatory requirements.
process, in-process control and bulk testing shall beIt is a multi fold activity, where in all the industries
approved by the QA dept.want professionally qualified, competent, skilled
5. All necessary control on intermediate products andmanagerial and entrepreneurial talent workforce to
any other in-process controls and validations arelead the industry.