Q7 and Other Requirements for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (ASM) GMP

[Adam Fleming]

In late 2016, the FDA published the revised the Q7 Good Manufacturing Practice Guidance for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Guidance for Industry. The aim of this revision is to address Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) for a Quality Management System for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API’s). Another of its aims is to help companies ensure that they meet the requirements of API quality and purity characteristics. While replacing Q7A Good Manufacturing Practice Guidance for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients; this guidance amends the International Council for Harmonization (ICH) codification from Q7A to Q7.

All aspects of API manufacture are addressed by this revised guidance. These include:

o  The principles set out for Quality Management

o  The quality unit’s responsibilities

o  Activities relating to production

o  Internal audits

o  Product quality reviews

o  Qualifications expected from personnel

o  Their hygiene standards

o  The qualification that consultants need to have.

The GMP requirements for facility design and construction and equipment used are also included in this FDA Q7 GMP guidance for API revision. Several other API manufacturing topics are also part of this revision. Some of these include:

o  Management of materials

o  Process controls

o  Laboratory controls

o  Packaging

o  Storage and distribution

o  Validation

o  Change Control.

Clarity on the FDA’s revised standard

A webinar from Compliance4All, a leading provider of professional trainings for all the areas of regulatory compliance, will explain the FDA’s API Quality System revision in detail.

Eyal Lerner, owner of ELC Consulting Services which offers the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries support in all quality related issues, will be the speaker at this webinar. To gain understanding of how to apply the FDA’s revised API Quality Systems GMP requirements; please register for this webinar by visiting API (ASM) GMP

Explanation of API quality requirements

This webinar will explain the basic requirements and fundamentals of API QS. It will review the quality requirements for API in accordance to global API GMP- ICH Q7. The explanations will be based on practical experience and other relevant guidelines. Eyal will review the requirements of FDA and EMA. All the areas such as materials, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient and Advanced Starting Materials (ASM) will be discussed along with their definitions. He will also explain the distinctions between these.

Administrative issues such as registration issues concerning filling, annual review and change report to file would be discussed. In this section, Eyal will lay emphasis on the section: “Registration standard: Common Technical Document (CTD)”, as it relates to the ICH M4.

Anyone, whose work concerns the area of development and manufacture of API, such as those in R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and Quality Control, who wish to get an in-depth background and understanding of API QS; will find this webinar valuable.