SOP For Conducting of Manufacturing and Packing Trials
SOP For Conducting of Manufacturing and Packing Trials
PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT
Vernacular SOP: No
1.0 OBJECTIVE:
1.1 To lay down the procedure for conducting of manufacturing of trials to be conducted with the facility (in
house) or outside.
2.0 SCOPE”
2.1 The procedure defined in the SOP is applicable only to machine or packing trials or proposed product
trials. This SOP is not applicable for conducting any type of reprocessing on commercial or registration
products.
3.0 RESPONSIBILITY:
3.1 Officer/ Executive: Production: Raising proposal for conducting trials and for conducting trial.
3.2 Officer/ Executive, Stores: For arranging material
3.3 IPQA - Shall ensure compliance of the SOP.
3.4 Head- Production, QA & Store - Shall ensure compliance of the SOP.
4.0 DEFINITION(S):
4.1 NA
5.0 PROCEDURE:
5.1 SOP is applicable for conducting any trial at outside and inside the facility.
5.2 It is applicable for trial of new machine, qualification, new machine change part, change part / artwork
development or Product development, engineering batch or in case both raw material & packaging material
is required to be used or sent to the vendor, the material may be allowed to issue as per the following
procedure.
5.3 Requisition for approval of proposal shall be raised to QA. (Refer Annexure-IV) (Proposal Request for
Trial Batch (Outside).
5.3.1 On issuance, the form shall be filled to provide the following information:
- Purpose of trial/ engineering batch.
- Material (raw and packing) material to be used along with quantity
5.3.2 The request shall be approved by Head, Production and forwarded to QA for review, request shall be raised
by concerned department.
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5.3.3 Head QA shall assess the Information for taking a decision for approval or rejection of proposal. If
approved, trial shall be undertaken on completion of activities defined in the final assessment.
5.3.4 The form with other department comments shall be returned to QA for review by head, Plant and QA Head.
Once approved, the material shall be sent out to the party (Reference SOP “Movement of material”).
5.4 In the case in in house trial is to be conducted to reason defined in scope, the following procedure shall be
followed.
5.4.1 Production department shall raise a requisition as per Annexure-III “Proposal Request
For Trial Batch” to QA Head for approval. On receipt of the form, the following
Information shall be filled in and approved by Head, Production.
- Proposed plan for Trial
- Equipment Usage Details (include all major equipment to be used)
- Brief description of process to be followed or provide / attach reference procedure to be followed
- Batch Size
- Material Usage details
- Obtained from R&D/ Other Site
- Proposed BOM with quantity, API details, etc.
- Sampling and testing requirement
- The filled and approve request shall be forwarded to QA for impact assessment on, at least the
following:
- Impact on existing license
- Impact on Qualification of equipment/ area
- Impact of Cleaning Procedures of equipment/ area
- Impact on Cleaning Validation/ Verification
5.4.2 Following assessment, the form shall be sent to various department, identified during
the review for evaluation and comments.
5.4.3 On receipt of comments from various departments, Head QA shall assess the
Information for taking a decision for approval or rejection of proposal. If approved, trial shall be undertaken
on completion of activities defined in the final assessment.
To conduct trial, production shall request a batch no. The assigned batch number shall be recorded on
Annexure-II ““Trial Record”, duly signed by QA officer, assigning the batch no.
5.4.5 The trial shall be recorded on Annexure-II “Trial Record”.
The record shall be used for recording the processing of the batch including line Clearance, equipment
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Note: - In case of the engineering/ trail batch, if batch size is less than one lakh tablet/capsule than trail will be
conducted and reported in Annexure – II (Trial Record) and in case of batch size of trail equal to one lakh or more
than one lakh, current batch record (can be of any market) shall be issued with trail batch record batch number.
6.0 ABBREVIATION(S):
6.1 QA : Quality Assurance.
6.2 SOP : Standard Operating Procedure.
6.3 P&A : Personnel and Administration.
7.0 REFERENCE(S):
7.1 SOP: Movement of Material.
7.2 SOP: Requisition, Issuance and Archival of Batch Manufacturing and Packaging Records.
8.0 ANNEXURE(S):
Annexure no. Tittle of Annexure Format no. Mode
of Execution
Requisition sheet for Raw / Packing material for
Annexure I performing machine trial within or outside from Controlled format
factory premises
Annexure II Trial \ Engineering Record Controlled format
Annexure III Proposal Request for Trial / Engg / Pre-Exhibit Batch Controlled format
9.0 DISTRIBUTION:
9.1 Master copy : Quality Assurance.
9.2 Controlled copy(s): Production department (01), Quality Assurance (01).
9.3 Reference copy (s): Production department 01), Utilities (01), Store (01), P&A (01)
ANNEXURE I
Requisition sheet for Raw/Packing material for performing machine trial within or outside from factory premises
The below calculation is to be used when standard quantity of API is to be dispensed is available from one A. R. No.
Quantity of ‘API’ to be dispensed eq. 100% assay basis (A1) = Std. Qty X 100 = ____________________
C1
Extra quantity of ‘API’ dispensed is (X1) = (A1) – (Std. Qty.) = ___________-
X1 = _____________ Kg
The below calculation is to be used when standard quantity of ‘API’ is to be dispensed is not available from one A. R. No.
Assay % on Quantity on 100 %
Assay on
Available Water/LOD as such basis assay basis
A. R. No. anhydrous/dried Done By Checked By
Quantity (e1) (b1) % (c1) = a1X(100- b1) (d1) = (e1) X (c1)
basis (a1) %
100 100
e1A= d1A=
e1B= d1B=
e1C= d1C=
Next A. R. No.: Assay on anhydrous / dried basis (a12): _______% Assay on as such basis (c12):
Actual Quantity of this A.R. No. to be dispensed (h1) = (f1) X 100 = _____________ Kg
(c12)
X1 = _____________ Kg
ANNEXURE II
Trial \ Engineering Record
Batch No. : BTZ_________
Issued By :
Line Clearance
Area Name:-
Date:-
Equipment Name Equipment Id. Cleaning SOP No. Operation SOP No.
Put ‘√’ if complies and put ‘X’ if does not complies in the check box.
Batch No.:
Previous Product : ______________________
___________________
Check the following and take line clearance from Q.A as per SOP …………
Removal of previous product and batch □ Equipment cleanliness □ Area cleanliness □ Status
Instructions:
Follow these general precautions before starting the process.
1. Ensure that the secondary gowning of the respective area if followed.
2. Wear hand gloves, nose mask and safety goggles, and ear muffs (if required)
3. Ensure that the equipment’s are cleaned and having status label.
4. Ensure the environmental conditions of the particular area. Record in the appropriate area logbook.
Process:
Equipment Usage Details:
Remark :-
Checked by :-
Remark:
Checked by:
Granulation Parameters:-
Granulation Time
Agitator Amperage
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Chopper Amperage
Speed (RPM)
Drying (FBD)
Inlet Temperature
Outlet Temperature
Drying (VTD)
Vacuum Pressure
Equipment Name Equipment ID No. Cleaning SOP No. Operation SOP No.
…./…./…./____ PG/___ PG/___
S. S. Container PG/___ NA
Area
Checked By (Production) (Sign & Date) Approved By (QA) (Sign & Date)
Compress the whole batch with the above specification as given in table.
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Before Compression Punch, Die and Cap Inspection Done By: - _______________________
Appearance:
1. .
Uniformity
of Weight
2. of____
Tablets
Weight of
4. ______ ______________________g ______________________g
Tablets
Thickness
of ______
5.
Tablets
Equipment ID
Test Observations Observations
No.
Diameter of
_____
Tablets
Hardness of
______
Tablets
Maximum
Minimum: Maximum: Minimum:
:
Friability
NMT 1%
w/w
Machine
Speed _______________ RPM _______________ RPM
(RPM)
Hydraulic
Pressure ________________ KN ________________ KN
(KN)
Specification Parameters Tablet Parameters Tablet Parameters
Verified By: Checked By: Checked By:
Sign & Date Sign & Date Sign & Date
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IN-PROCESS CHECKS
Machine Parameter Appearance of the Tablets (Defects)
Date Time Machine Hydraulic
Broken % Ckd
Speed Pressure Capping Chipping Sticking Discoloration
Tablets Defects By
(RPM) (KN)
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Procedure (To filled for activity which cannot be recorded in above format)
Destruction of Batch
Date of destruction :
Mode of destruction:
Approved By
Supervised by
IPQA Head, Production
Sign/Date Sign/Date
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COATING Date:
Coating Solution Preparation Record
Pneumatic Stirrer ID: Date:-
Preheating
Coating
Drying
Cooling
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Pump RPM
Inlet Temp.
Spray Rate
Atomisatio
Bed Temp.
Tablets (g)
n Pressure
Wt. of 100
Peristaltic
(______RPM)
Pan RPM
(_____RPM)
Inlet Air
Done By
(g/gun/min)
Velocity
Exhaust
Velocity
Supply
(_______
Temp.
Outlet
Kg/cm2)
Time
(RPM)
(RPM)
Date
Ckd
Air
By
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Pump RPM
Inlet Temp.
Spray Rate
Atomisatio
Bed Temp.
Tablets (g)
n Pressure
Wt. of 100
Peristaltic
(______RPM)
Pan RPM
(_____RPM)
Inlet Air
Done By
(g/gun/min)
Velocity
Exhaust
Velocity
Supply
(_______
Temp.
Outlet
Kg/cm2)
Time
(RPM)
(RPM)
Date
Ckd
Air
By
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1.
Weight of 20
2. ________________ g ________________ g
Tablets
Thickness of
3. 20 Tablets
Uniformity of
Weight of 20
4. Tablets
Average
5. Weight of 20 A1________________ mg
Tablets
Procedure (To filled for activity which cannot be recorded in above format)
Checked By
Process Step Description Done By
(Sign / Date
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Packing:
Line Clearance
Area Name:
Date:-
Put ‘√’ if complies and put ‘X’ if does not complies in the check box.
Check the following and take line clearance from Q.A as per SOP No……….
Removal of previous product and batch □ Equipment cleanliness □ Area cleanliness □ Status
Destruction of Batch
Date of destruction :
Mode of destruction:
Supervised by Approved By
IPQA Head, Production
Sign/Date Sign/Date
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ANNEXURE III
Proposal Request for Trial / Engg / Pre-Exhibit Batch
2. Equipment Usage Details (include all major equipment to be used) (use additional pages, if required and
provide details are per format given below)
3. Brief description of process to be followed or provide / attach reference procedure to be followed (attach
additional sheets as per requirement)
5. Batch Size :
6. Material Usage details
a. Obtained from R&D/ Other Site: Yes / No. If yes, provide details. If No, move to part b.
b. Proposed BOM with quantity, API details, etc., ((attach additional sheets as per requirement)
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Verified by
Production (Sign/Date) QA (Sign/Date)
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5. Other :
6. Sampling and testing requirements, if any:- Yes/No, If yes QA shall provide the sampling protocol approved
by Head Production / Designee
7. Review required by other Dept. : Yes / No (if yes, list the department)
Sign/ Date :
Department Name :
Comments :
Sign/ Date :
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Department Name :
Comments :
Sign/ Date :
Department Name :
Comments :
Sign/ Date :
Department Name :
Comments :
Sign/ Date :
Department Name :
Comments :
Sign/ Date :
Department Name :
Comments :
Sign/ Date :
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Comments by Head QA :
On approval, the initiator department shall commence trial, when the above mentioned activities are
completed. The issuance of material and recording of details shall be as per Annexures to the SOP
No. Batch No. shall be allocated by QA.
Batch no. allotted by QA : BTZ____________
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ANNEXURE IV
Proposal Request for Trial Batch (Outside)
Document No.:____________________
c. Obtained from R&D/ Other Site: Yes / No. If Yes, provide details. If No , move to part b.
d. Proposed BOM with quantity, API details, etc., ((attach additional sheets as per requirement)
Sign/ Date :
Department Name :
Comments :
Sign/ Date :
Department Name :
Comments :
Sign/ Date :
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Department Name :
Comments :
Sign/ Date :
Final Review Plant Head
Comments :