Cleaning Validation, Validation Engineering

Cleaning Definition for Medical Devices and Pharma Companies

What is cleaning for the Medical Devices and Pharma Industry?

Cleaning Definition. Cleaning is the process of removing the residues from manufacturing equipment/facilities below a predetermined level.

Term cleaning is this document that is primarily used for the cleaning of process manufacturing equipment in the pharmaceutical industries.

FDA Expectative to cleaning in 21 CFR 211.67

FDA expects firms to have written general procedures on how cleaning processes will be defined and validated.

an extensive plan evaluating cleaning/disinfection procedures and activities (cleaning/disinfection techniques, agents, application times, testing methods, and criteria)
the scientific rationale for the cleaning/disinfection validation strategy
a summary of cleaning/disinfection validation protocols updates including worst-case scenarios

FDA expects the general validation procedures to address who is responsible for performing and approving the validation study, the cleaning definition, acceptance criteria, and when revalidation will be required.

FDA expects firms to prepare specific written validation protocols in advance for the studies to be performed on each manufacturing system or piece of equipment which should address such issues as sampling procedures, and analytical methods to be used including the sensitivity of those methods.

FDA Expectative to cleaning validation

FDA expects firms to conduct the validation studies in accordance with the protocols and to document the results of studies.

FDA expects a final validation report which is approved by management and which states whether or not the cleaning process is valid. The data should support the conclusion that residues have been reduced to an “acceptable level.”

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WHAT IS CLEANING VALIDATION?

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WHEN IS REQUIRED A CLEANING VALIDATION?

HOW TO PREPARE A VALIDATION PROTOCOL IN 24 STEPS?

12 ELEMENTS TO CONSIDER DURING A SUCCESSFUL CLEANING VALIDATION

HOW TO WRITE A CLEANING PROCESS PROCEDURES IN 6 STEPS.

THE TOP ANALYTICAL METHODS USED

PREFERRED TEST METHODS

CONSIDERATIONS TO SELECT THE CORRECT TEST METHOD

SAMPLING

TOP CLEANING VALIDATION FACTORS AND LEVELS

ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCEPTABLE CRITERIA

FDA EXPECTATIVE TO CLEANING VALIDATION 21 CFR 211.67

STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

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References

PIC/S Guideline to Validation – PI -006-3 (2007)

ICH Guideline Q7 “GMP for APIs

Inspection Guide for Bulk Pharmaceutical Chemicals and the Biotechnology Inspection Guide

httpss://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=225.1

httpss://www.fda.gov/validation-cleaning-processes-793

httpss://www.fda.gov/drugs/guidances-drugs/questions-and-answers-current-good-manufacturing-practices-equipment

httpss://www.gmp-compliance.org/gmp-news/what-does-the-fda-expect-from-cleaning-validation-today

httpss://gmpnews.net/2019/06/fda-requirements-for-cleaning-validation/

httpss://www.pda.org/docs/default-source/website-document-library/chapters/presentations/australia/contamination-control-cleaning-validation.pdf?sfvrsn=4

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