Introduction This report presents a high-level assessment of the Form FDA 483 issued to Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Halol, dated June 13, 2025, following a comprehensive inspection by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). The inspection revealed eight major observations related to deficiencies in aseptic practices, process validation, equipment maintenance, data integrity, and […]
“There should be routine checks on the equipment to ensure that nozzles (where the water is introduced) are not blocked and drains remain free from debris“. This technical assessment addresses the critical requirements for superheated water spray sterilization systems as specified in EU Annex 1, section 8.64. The document presents advanced engineering concepts and control […]
Sterilization Process Advisor – Tool Overview and Instructions The Sterilization Process Advisor is a simple and interactive tool designed to help users evaluate sterilization cycles, process hold temperatures, and understand the required information for quality dossier submissions. The tool provides tailored recommendations based on selected sterilization cycles and entered temperature values. <<<<Link for using the […]
#1. Why sterility assurance need to be ensure for sterile pharmaceutical preparations ? Sterility assurance is a crucial aspect in the production of sterile pharmaceutical products. It is the assurance that the final product is free of any viable microorganisms, which can cause harm to the patients. Ensuring the sterility of pharmaceutical products is important […]
Understanding BI COA is one of the critical task for Non-Microbiology professional. I will be come up with number of sequel articles to understand the complete BI COA. In this article we majorly discussed about the survival time and killing time BI’s. ISO 11135-1 states that complete kill must be obtained in the half-cycle. Those […]
Monitoring of bioburden is one of the most important aspect of terminal sterilization. Before sterilization all samples to be collected based on the predetermined interval to cover the complete process/manufacturing time. Sample to be collected in the final container to represent to bioburden in the unsterile product bioburden at beginning, middle and end of the […]
Terminal sterilization is the reliable process to assure the sterility of the product. Regulators more relay on the Moist heat terminal sterilization process than aseptic processing. In terminal sterilization product sterilized in the final container. Terminal sterilization should be utilized when the product and container/closure system are able to withstand the terminal sterilization process. Note: Kindly […]
What is infection? The invasion and multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites that are not normally present within the body. An infection may cause no symptoms and be subclinical, or it may cause symptoms and be clinically apparent. An infection may remain localized, or it may spread through the blood or lymphatic […]
