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1. Master Batch Record Approvals

Name Signature Date
Originator Ravikanth Kona

Production Ravikanth Kona

Quality Control Seon Hepburn

Stephen Hoag
Quality Assurance

2. Product Details
Description Fexo A- Fexofenadine Hydrochloride 60 mg Tablets
HPC: 5%;
Inlet temp: 50 0C;
Compression force: 5 kN
Part No. F-7046

Batch Quantity Batch size: 350 gm.

Approx No. tablets: ___________
Storage Conditions Ambient - conditions, store in tight container protected from light and
moisture

3. Production Batch Record Issuance

Issued By – Issuer has reviewed the Batch Record to ensure that the copy is a complete,
accurate copy of the Master Batch Record.

Stephen W. Hoag
Signature Date
(Print) Issued By – Quality Assurance

Issued To – Production has reviewed the Batch Record to ensure that the copy is a complete
and correct. Production is responsible for the Batch Record following issuance.

Ravikanth Kona
Signature Date
(Print) Issued To - Production

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4. Signature and Training Log

All personnel making entries on this Batch Record must complete the Signature Log.
Completion of the Signature Log indicates that each person has been thoroughly trained on
this Batch Record and all documents listed in Section 5: Reference Documentation.
Note: The Signature Log completion does not supersede the requirements of GMP Training
Program (SOP-006).
Name Signature Initials Date
Ravikanth Kona

Stephen W. Hoag

5. Reference Documentation
SOP-003: Good Documentation Practices
SOP-006: GMP Training Program
SOP-005: Nonconformances
SOP-009: Material Storage and Inventory Procedure
SOP-011: Facility Cleaning Procedures
SOP-012: Temperature and Humidity Monitoring
SOP-015: Gowning Procedures
SOP-017: Retain Sample Program
SOP-019: Material weighing and Dispensing
SOP-020: Equipment Calibration
SOP-021: Batch Records
SOP-025: B2 Stokes tablet press
SOP-0 : V- blender
SOP-0 : Fluid bed

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6. Bill Of Materials
Description Part Quantity Lot No. Qty Exp / Performed QA
Number Req’d Staged Retest By / Date Verified
By / Date
Fexofenadine CI0 6026
Hydrochloride R-1057
Avicel PH 102 R-1002 P2098207
(Microcrystalli 44
ne cellulose)

Klucel EXF R-1019 25604

(Hydroxyprop
yl cellulose)
Lactose R-1012 10536575
monohydrate
110M
Mg Stearate R-1017 K22610
- Kosher
Passover
(Covidien)
Kollidon K-30 R-1013 G10976P
(Polyvinyl T0
pyrollydone)

Ac-Di-Sol R-1016 P2118227

(Croscarmell 82
ose Na)
Aerosil® 200 R-1005 10110119
(Aerosilized 00
silica)
Sterile water R-1038

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7. Processing Equipment
Equipment ID No. Previous Cal. Req’d Performed By QA Verified
Description Cal. / Date By / Date
Fluid bed (Fluid Air® UMB-
model # 0002)
B2-Stokes tablet UMB- 05/26/2010 Meets UMB internal
press 0013 requirement calibration
Balance – OHAUS UMB- 02/23/2012 Meets Stanley
CD 33 requirement (American
Scale &
Equipment co
Inc)
Check wt. Mes. Wt. Toler Check at If tolerance
wt. = _________ _______ ±0.1% least 3 wts outside 0.1%
_________
in the range range call QA
wt. = _________ _______
_________ to be
wt. = _________ _______ measured
_________
Balance – Mettler UMB- 02/23/2012 Meets Stanley
PC 440 requirement (American
Scale &
Equipment co
Inc)
Check wt. Mes. Wt. Toler Check at If tolerance
wt. = _________ _______ ±0.1% least 3 wts outside 0.1%
_________
in the range range call QA
wt. = _________ _______
_________ to be
wt. = _________ _______ measured
_________
V- blender (Kelly UMB- Meets UMB internal
Patterson) requirement calibration
Timer – VWR UMB- 2011- Meets Control
Model# 62344-912 calibration requirement Company
expires
10/17/2013

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Sieve (Cole Palmer) NA NA NA NA

sizes 18 and 30
Masterflex® NA NA NA NA
precision pump
tubing (96410-14)
Mettler Toledo LOD NA NA NA NA
equipment

8. Area Clearance
Performed QA Verified
Step
By / Date By / Date
1. GMP Processing Area(s):
Room: ______________________
2. Review the GMP Processing Area Logbook(s) and ensure that the
Logbook(s) is (are) complete, and up-to-date.
3. Review all applicable GMP Processing Area Logbook(s) and verify
that Cleaning and Sanitization has been performed according to
Facility Cleaning Procedures (SOP-011), and that the Cleaning
and Sanitizing occurred within the allowed time before a GMP
operation.
Date Cleaning Complete: _____________
Date Sanitizing Complete: ____________
4. Verify that all work surfaces within the GMP Processing Area have
been Sanitized (e.g., wiped with NLT 70% Isopropanol) on the day
of production. Verify that this Sanitization has been recorded in
the Logbook(s).
5. Review Section 6: Bill of Materials, and ensure that it is complete,
accurate, and that all necessary materials are present for the GMP
operation.
Ensure that all GMP Materials are Released, Approved and have
sufficient time to the Use By Date.

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6. Review Section 7: Processing Equipment, and ensure that it is

complete, accurate, and that all necessary equipment is present,
cleaned and calibrated, as appropriate.
Review the Logbook for each piece of GMP Equipment, and
ensure that the Logbooks are correctly filled out.
Fluid bed (UMB-00 ) - ____________
Twin shell blender (UMB-00 ) –____________
B2-Stokes tablet press (UMB-0013) –____________
7. Verify that the cGMP Processing Area does not contain any items
from previous batches or cleaning activities and that no items
unrelated to the current cGMP batch are present.
8. Area Clearance Complete.
QA shall Complete the Area Clearance Sign (SOP-021,
Attachment 1) and affix it to the GMP Processing Area entrance.

9. Production Procedure Performed Verified By

Processing Step By / Date / Date

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9. Production Procedure Performed Verified By

Processing Step By / Date / Date

1. Weigh the API and excipients separately into a suitable

container/plastic bags in Room 670. Check for lumps
and screen the material if required using an 18 mesh
screen.
Fexofenadine Hydrochloride (R-1057) – 15%
Required 52.5 gm; Weighed ________gm.

Avicel PH 102 (Microcrystalline cellulose) (R-1002) - 38.63%

Required 135.21 gm; Weighed ________gm.

Lactose 110M (Lactose monohydrate) (R-1012) – 38.63%

Required 135.21 gm; Weighed ________gm.

Ac-Di-Sol (Croscarmellose Na) (R-1016) – 1.25%

Required 4.38 gm; Weighed ________gm.

Kollidon K-30 (Polyvinyl pyrollidone) (R-1013) – 6.5%

Note: 15% w/w solution in sterile water

Required 151.67 gm; Sprayed ________gm.

Total weight of the blend (excluding the weight of the

extragranular fraction)

Label the container/bags - “Fexofenadine blend – Formulation A”

2. Carefully transfer ALL the weighed materials into 8qt V-

twin shell blender i.e blender UMB-00 check the fill
volume once ALL the materials are transferred to the
twin shell blender container. Fill volume _______%
(visual inspection).
If the fill volume is 40 to 70% of the blender - proceed to
blending step (Step 6)
3. Blend for 5 min:
Start Time: ______min; End Time: _______min

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9. Production Procedure Performed Verified By

Processing Step By / Date / Date

4. With a clean sampling thief (Conbar - 5200) or spatula

carefully collect 2 samples from each arm of the twin
shell blender (approx 2 gm) into labeled scintillation vials
(for Near infrared spectroscopy scans to test for blend
uniformity).
5. Label the vial “Blend + lot number”
6. Note: Sample materials 3-5 cm from the surface of the
powder bed with minimal disturbance to the powder bed.

7. Carefully transfer the contents of the twin shell blender

into a suitable plastic bag.
Note: Minimize the height of pouring to reduce
segregation.
8. Label the plastic bag “Fexo A blend + lot number”
9. Double bag it and set it aside for Fluid bed granulation
Weight of material being granulated _________ gms.
10. Before granulation, follow area clearance steps 1-8.
11. For Fluid bed equipment set-up and operation, follow
SOP-0
12. Program Pyrobuttons and NIR process analyzer (please
refer equipment/software manual for detail procedures)
13. Preheat Fluid bed to an air inlet temp of 500C, make sure
this temperature is maintained for 5 min., then charge
“Fexo A blend + Lot number” into fluid bed

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9. Production Procedure Performed Verified By

Processing Step By / Date / Date

14. Before the granulation, record the following:

 Relative Humidity: (%)
0
 Temperature: ( c)
 LOD Initial blend: (%)
 Initial wt of binder sol: gm
 Atomization pressure: psi
 Binder sol flow rate: gm/min
 Granulation start time:_____________
 Pyrobutton data collection start time:___________
 NIR data collection start time: ___________
15. During granulation increase the inlet air flow rate by 2
SCFM every 5 min. Record results in table below
16. Stop spraying the binder solution when the desired
amount is added
Amount of binder sol sprayed: ml
17. After binder solution spraying ends, lower the SCFM to 6
SCFM for the remaining of the time.

18. Save the NIR moisture data every 20 min

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9. Production Procedure Performed Verified By

Processing Step By / Date / Date

19. Record the following parameters every 5 min during

granulation and drying.
Time Inlet air Inlet temp Outlet Product
(min) (SCFM) (0c) temp (0c) temp (0c)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
20. Sample approximately 1 gm of material every 5 min
through the sample port to determine the moisture levels
and record the following parameters.

Time (min) NIR Probe ID LOD (%)

0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60

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9. Production Procedure Performed Verified By

Processing Step By / Date / Date

21. Stop the drying process when desired granule moisture

content is reached. Limit: NMT 1% of starting moisture
Final Moisture: (%)
22. Sieve the granules using Mesh # 18 and transferee the
material into appropriate bag and label:
“Fexo A granules + lot number”
23. Record the following parameters at the end of drying:
 Granulation end time: _______________
 Pyrobutton data collection end time: _________
 NIR data collection end time: _______________
 Final weight of granules: gm
24. Calculate yield (%) = gm

25. Read and save all the pyrobutton data

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9. Production Procedure Performed Verified By

Processing Step By / Date / Date

26. Weigh the following extragranular portion:

Granules (Fexo A granules + lot no) 85%
Final granulation total blend 200 g; 85% granules
Required __ 170 gm; Weighed ________gm.

Avicel PH 102 (Microcrystalline cellulose) (R-1002) – 9%

Required _ 18 _gm; Weighed ________gm.

Klucel EXF (Hydroxypropyl cellulose) (R-1019) – 5%

Required _ 10 _gm; Weighed ________gm.

Magnesium Stearate - Kosher Passover (Covidien) (R-

1017) – 0.5%
Required _ 1 _gm; Weighed ________gm.

Aerosil® 200 (Aerosilized silica) (R-1005) – 0.5%

Required _ 1 _gm; Weighed ________gm.

27. Sieve the extragranular excipients using Mesh # 30

28. Carefully transfer ALL the weighed materials into 8qt V-
twin shell blender i.e blender UMB-00 .
29. Check the fill volume once ALL the materials are
transferred to the twin shell blender container. Fill
volume _________% (visual inspection).

30. Blend for 2 min:

Start Time: ______min; End Time: _______min

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9. Production Procedure Performed Verified By

Processing Step By / Date / Date

31. Carefully transfer the contents of the twin shell blender

into a suitable plastic bag.
Note: Minimize the height of pouring to reduce
segregation.
32. Label the plastic bag “Blend for tableting: “Fexo A + lot
number”
33. Set-up the tablet press with the hopper, feed frame and
the force transducers (National instruments) attached to
the computer system as described in the SOP-025. Pay
careful attention to the safety notes outlined in the
Operating procedures of SOP-025.
34. Ensure that the gap between the feed frame and the die
table is paper thick (A regular A4 paper should be able to
slide in and out between the die table and the feed
frame)
35. Carefully pour the material (Blend for tableting: Fexo A
+ lot number) into the feed frame of the tablet press.
36. Manually operate/rotate the tablet press to ensure that
the feed frame is evenly filled with the granules and flow
well onto the die table and die cavity.
37. Continue the rotation to produce a couple of tablets -
ensure that all the parts of the press are working (SOP-
025). Target weight of the tablets is 470 mg, however a
range 460 – 480mg [Target weight = 470 mg].
38. Power on the computer and the National Instruments
chassis attached to the force transducers on the tablet
press. Start the national instruments software and begin
monitoring the compression forces on the tablet press
(as described in SOP-025).

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9. Production Procedure Performed Verified By

Processing Step By / Date / Date

39. Turn on the tablet press, allow the machine to stabilize

i.e. discard first 5 tablets and check the weight of the
next 2 tablets. Adjust the height of the weight control
cam to make 470+10 mg tablets.
40. Using the transducers and software (National
instruments) adjust the compression force to ______mV.
41. Throughout the collection time monitor and ensure that
the compression force is within limits (Step 43).
42. Collect tablets until the end of production. Transfer these
tablets into previously labeled containers “Fexo A-
Fexofenadine Hydrochloride USP 60 mg”
43. At the end of the run perform cleaning according the
SOP-027
10. Post-Production Sampling, Material Transfer and Storage

11. Yield Calculations

Granulation Yield
Yield =100 x weight of granulation
weight of powder (350 gm)

Yield = ______________________

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12. Production Comment Log

Record any comments or observations from the production process. Initial and date each
comment. Quality Assurance shall review, initial and date each comment or observation
following production.

Performed QA Verified
Comment / Observation Step No
By / Date By / Date
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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13. Exception Log

Record all Exceptions that occur during the production process. Quality Assurance shall
review, classify, initial and date each entry following production, or as required. Planned
Deviations and Nonconformances require a documented Nonconformance Report according
to Nonconformances (SOP-005).

Documented Class QA Verified

Exception By / Date By / Date
(E, PD, NC)

1.

2. .

3. .

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

E = Exception
PD = Planned Deviation
NC = Nonconformance

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14. Post- Production Review

The complete Post-Production Batch Record has been reviewed for completeness and
accuracy. All pages are complete and all entries conform to Good Documentation Practices.
Name Signature Date
Production Ravi Kona

Quality Assurance Stephen W. Hoag

15. Quality Assurance Disposition

The material produced through the execution of this Batch Record shall be Dispositioned by
QA according to Material Disposition and Status Labeling (SOP-010).
The Disposition shall be recorded below.
RELEASED Quantity (Units)
CONDITIONAL RELEASE Quantity (Units)
RESEARCH USE ONLY Quantity (Units)
REJECTED (Include Quantity (Units)
Comments)
UMB assigned Use-By Date Retest
(MM/DD/YY or MM/YY) Expiration
Comments

Stephen W. Hoag
(Print) Performed By - Quality Assurance Signature Date

16. Version Summary

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