Quality Control: How to Produce a Well-closed Sealed Vial in a Regulated CGMP Environment: Part 2
Author(s): Higgins Doral (Neal) O, Prudom Melanie J, Summers Amy
Issue: Sep/Oct 2021 - Volume 25, Number 5
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Page(s): 389-395
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Abstract: Container-closure integrity provides assurance that compounded sterile preparation quality attributes are met throughout its shelf life. Since compounded sterile preparations lacking container-closure integrity are considered adulterated as per the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and are therefore unsafe for patient use, compounders must be able to produce a well closed sealed vial. Furthermore, 503B outsourcing facilities must qualify the capping process as described by the proposed “Current Good Manufacturing Practice – Guidance for Human Drug Compounding Outsourcing Facilities Under Section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act Guidance for Industry.” This article is the second in a series describing vial crimping and capping equipment selection and the qualification necessary to create a well-closed sealed vial in a Current Good Manufacturing Practice environment to ensure patient safety and maintain compliance.
Related Keywords: container-closure integrity, container-closure system, U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, vial sealing, compounded sterile preparations, capper devices, crimper devices, vial-capping qualification process, installation qualification, operational qualification, performance qualification, drug safety
Related Categories: LEGAL, PACKAGING, STERILE PREPARATIONS, QUALITY CONTROL