Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Operations
Science behind Drug Quality
(A talk with final year Pharmacy students)
Obaid Ali & Roohi B. Obaid
24 Mar 2019
Current Judgment
No obligations
From experience & References
Personal Point of View
DISCLAIMER
Pharmacy Students
Lets recheck the alignment to
keep journey on progressive
mode
What do you know? 1
What you don’t know?
What do you know? 1
2
What you don’t know?
What you should know?
What do you know? 1
2
3
Are you different from other disciplines?
1
Does this difference has significant impact?
Are you different from other disciplines?
2
1
Does this difference has significant impact?
How much it is flexible to excellence?
Are you different from other disciplines?
2
1
3
What do you know?
Theory
Theory
How drugs are manufactured
Theory
How drugs are manufactured
How drugs are tested
Theory
How drugs are manufactured
How drugs are tested
How drugs produce effect
Paper Tiger Keyboard Warrior
Stadium
Spectators
Drugs are
manufactured
• Tablet/Capsules
• Liquids
• Injections
• Creams/Ointments
Tell more …
How drugs
are
manufactured
• Manual
• Automatic
• Hybrid
• Robotic
Drugs are
tested
• Physically
• Chemically
• Microbiologically
How drugs
are tested
• UV
• HPLC
• Titration
Tell more ….
Drugs
produce effect
Treat & manage the disease
How drugs
produce effect
By reaching in blood
By reaching at site of action
Tell more …
What you don’t know?
Integrated Affairs
Integrated Affairs
Drug applications are
reviewed
Integrated Affairs
Drug applications are
reviewed
RE-
VIEW
Integrated Affairs
Drug applications are
reviewed
Manufacturing facilities are
assessed
Integrated Affairs
Drug applications are
reviewed
Manufacturing facilities are
assessed
Assessed
Integrated Affairs
Drug applications are
reviewed
Manufacturing facilities are
assessed
Diligence & Vigilance walk
together
Global Affairs
Integrated Affairs
Global Affairs
Global Affairs
International Council for
Harmonization
Global Affairs
International Council for
Harmonization
Mutual Recognition
Agreements
Global Affairs
International Council for
Harmonization
Mutual Recognition
Agreements
International Obligations
Innovation Affairs
Global Affairs
Innovation Affairs
Innovation Affairs
Evolution of Continuous
Manufacturing
Innovation Affairs
Evolution of Continuous
Manufacturing
Progressive Initiatives on
Quality by Design
Innovation Affairs
Evolution of Continuous
Manufacturing
Progressive Initiatives on
Quality by Design
Knowledge Aided
Structured Application
Innovation Affairs
Gene Therapy
Innovation Affairs
Gene Therapy
Signal Detection
Innovation Affairs
Gene Therapy
Signal Detection
Precision Medicine
Pushing Boundaries
Innovation Affairs
Pushing Boundaries
Aseptic Extemporaneous
Compounding
Pushing Boundaries
Aseptic Extemporaneous
Compounding
Focusing Impurities
Pushing Boundaries
Aseptic Extemporaneous
Compounding
Focusing Impurities
Encouraging Complaints
What you should
know?
Back Mirror
Knowledge
Real time
Experience
Shape the
Future
De - learn
Re - learn
Are you different from
other disciplines?
Strength
Strength
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Regulatory Sciences
Healthcare Professional
Weakness
Mathematics & Statistics
Engineering & Metallurgy
Expertise in Fundamental
Sciences
Dose this difference has
significant impact?
Strength
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Regulatory Sciences
Healthcare Professional
Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Drug development
• Drug dosage
• Drug delivery
• Drug shelf life
• Drug supply
Regulatory Sciences
Tools & Approaches to assess
• Drug Safety
• Drug Efficacy
• Drug Quality
• Drug Hazards
Healthcare Professional
• Brand Name Analysis
• Therapeutic Drug
Monitoring
• Rationale Use of Drug
• Safety Alert Issuance
• Review Labels Claim
Weakness
Mathematics & Statistics
Engineering & Metallurgy
Expertise in Fundamental
Sciences
Mathematics & Statistics
• Rational & Logical
• Appropriate Modeling
• Trend & Pattern Review
• Cross-team Dependent
• Poor in Project Management
Engineering & Metallurgy
• Process Control
• Cleaning & Maintenance
• Consistency & Threats
• Facility Qualification
• Air & Water Control
Expertise in
Fundamental Sciences
• Chemical Reaction Mechanism
• Microbiological Handling
• Analytical Sciences
• Facility Commissioning
• FAT & SAT
How much it is flexible
to excellence
Rational & Logical
One lot is of 92%
Second lot is of 100%
Limit is 95 – 105%
Can it be considered 96% as average
Tablet Manufacturing
?
Rational & Logical
One lot is of 92%
Second lot is of 100%
Limit is 95 – 105%
Can it be considered 96% as average
Tablet Manufacturing
Rational & Logical
One lot is of 92%
Second lot is of 100%
Limit is 95 – 105%
Can it be considered 96% as average
Tablet Manufacturing
Rational & Logical
One lot is of 92%
Second lot is of 100%
Limit is 95 – 105%
Can it be considered 96% as average
Tablet Manufacturing
Appropriate Modeling
In-process Control
Your procedure defines you will
weigh 10 tablets altogether at every
15 minutes
You will do individual weight at
every 2 hours.
It seems balanced but ….
Appropriate Modeling
In-process Control
Your procedure for syrup testing is
to pour whole syrup in cylinder and
then take some sample for testing
Whereas, it is not representative of
spoon that is used by the patient.
The procedure seems correct but ….
Trend & Pattern Review
Good pattern of particle size read as
good trend for dissolution
Ignoring the high variation trend of
impurity profile & relying on trend
of assay
Trend & Pattern Review
Integration of data with regard to
Complaint trend &
open investigation pattern
is used to identify area where risk
prevails to move more efficiently &
effectively
Cross Team Dependent
Organic Chemistry, Analytical
Chemistry, Physical Chemistry,
Mechanical Engineers, Computer
Engineers, Microbiologists, Supply
Chain Experts, Statisticians,
Economist
Poor in
Project Management
Leadership, Human Resource
Management, Financial
Management, Material Management,
Inventory Control, Strategic
Planning as well as Project
Management.
Process Control
Equipment & manufacturing process
are critical to control for delivering
consistent quality of drugs.
Equipment design, working
principle, its maintenance plan are
interlinked and need collaborative
cross team knowledge sharing.
Remember if you understand your
process & product, you can be
trusted for maintaining quality, not
otherwise
Process Control
Equipment & manufacturing process
are critical to control for delivering
consistent quality of drugs.
Equipment design, working
principle, its maintenance plan are
interlinked and need collaborative
cross team knowledge sharing.
Remember if you understand your
process & product, you can be
trusted for maintaining quality, not
otherwise
Process Control
Equipment & manufacturing process
are critical to control for delivering
consistent quality of drugs.
Equipment design, working
principle, its maintenance plan are
interlinked and need collaborative
cross team knowledge sharing.
Remember if you understand your
process & product, you can be
trusted for maintaining quality, not
otherwise
Cleaning & Maintenance
Design of equipment, Process,
Material Nature, Dust Generation
Potential, Cleaning Agents,
Interaction of Cleaning Agents &
Equipment, Tools of Cleaning are
areas to maintain balance of
contamination & cross-
contamination
Consistency & Threats
Dosage uniformity,
Product stability
(associated with manufacturing
facility)
& Equipment performance
Influence of equipment components
to unit dose such as punches, filling
line, dose metrics.
Consistency & Threats
Dosage uniformity,
Product stability
(associated with manufacturing
facility)
& Equipment performance
Influence of equipment components
to unit dose such as punches, filling
line, dose metrics.
Facility Qualification
Impact of season on facility
e.g. humidity, hot weather, dust
storm, rain, earthquake, building
maintenance, paint etc.
Air & Water Control
Air pressure, Containment, Air
Particles, Air Filtration, Microbial
Controls, Water Qualification, Water
Supply, Water Holding, Passivation,
Biofilms, etc.
Chemical Reaction
Mechanism
How molecule will be synthesized &
how it will break & from where it
will break.
Understanding of chemistry of Drug
Substance & Drug Product,
influence of various factors on them
to design an appropriate control
strategy commensurate with risks
Chemical Reaction
Mechanism
How molecule will be synthesized &
how it will break & from where it
will break.
Understanding of chemistry of Drug
Substance & Drug Product,
influence of various factors on them
to design an appropriate control
strategy commensurate with risks
Microbiological Handling
How to treat the materials, facility &
equipment to protect from microbial
growth & biodegradation
How to identify & characterize the
different types of microbes and their
source of ingress
Microbiological Handling
How to treat the materials, facility &
equipment to protect from microbial
growth & biodegradation
How to identify & characterize the
different types of microbes and their
source of ingress
Analytical Sciences
Development of methods & use of
techniques to qualify materials,
impurities & its dosage performance.
Facility Commissioning
Equipment, utilities & supplies
installations as well as complete
qualification to see the suitability for
intended purpose of its design
FAT & SAT
Verification of performance outside
your facility for a machine selected
to produce a particular product or
group of products in your facility
Qualification of machine before
commercial manufacturing of
product
FAT & SAT
Verification of performance outside
your facility for a machine selected
to produce a particular product or
group of products in your facility
Qualification of machine before
commercial manufacturing of
product
What you don’t know?
What you should know?
What do you know? 1
2
3
Does this difference has significant impact?
How much it is flexible to excellence?
Are you different from other disciplines?
2
1
3
Sciences & its Placement in Emerging
Pharmaceutical World
Regulatory Cloud
Priority
Safety Efficacy Quality
D R U G
Pre-Registration Post-RegistrationManufacturing
Pre-Registration Post-RegistrationManufacturing
Concept and Animal Studies
Pre-Registration Post-RegistrationManufacturing
Concept and Animal Studies
Clinical Studies
Regulations Protect
&
Promote Public Health
Pre-Registration Post-RegistrationManufacturing
Consistency Contamination Cross ContaminationMix-up
Pre-Registration Post-RegistrationManufacturing
Consistency Contamination Cross ContaminationMix-up
Within Batch
Batch after Batch
Pre-Registration Post-RegistrationManufacturing
Consistency Contamination Cross ContaminationMix-up
Within Batch
Batch after Batch
With same product of other batch, or other
product or dust, or microbe
125% 75%
98%
102%
150 lives
Pakistan
149 deaths
USA
Meningitis
Outbreak
It is 21st Century
100’s
of
Deaths
Pre-Registration Post-RegistrationManufacturing
Pharmacovigilance
Pre-Registration Post-RegistrationManufacturing
Pharmacovigilance
Quality Surveillance
Pre-Registration Post-RegistrationManufacturing
Pharmacovigilance
Quality Surveillance
Medication Safety
The lives of 22,000
patients in USA alone
could have been saved
if U.S. regulators had
been quicker to ban it.
Pre-Registration Post-RegistrationManufacturing
Pre-Registration Post-RegistrationManufacturing
New Drug Generic Drug
Innovation Safety
Reasonable Balance
Where does your knowledge stand?
Keep an eye on yourself
Learn, De-learn & Re-learn
Thanks

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Operations