Sunday, 30 March 2014

50 questions u can easily crack QC and QA

1)What do u mean by MACO & NOEL
    MACO-max allowable carry over
   NOEL – no observed effect leve;
   Both of them are set limits for cleaning validation
2) composition of c18 column
    Octa di acyl silane
3) how to select columns for specific products
     Column selection based on
a)      Polarity
b)      Electrical charge
c)       Molecular size
 
 
Normal phase is recommended for  water sensitive compounds/geo metric isomers/cis-trans isomers/chiral compounds/class separations
Reverse phase for  non polar /polar/ionizable/non ionizable molecules
Gel permeation for large size compounds like polmers
Ion exchange for resins
4) define validation/validation protocol/validation master plan
     Validation protocol :-  it is written plan describing the process to be validated ,including production equipment & how how validation to be conducted
    Validation master plan : it was also called as VMP which is one of important document in GMP regulated industries.it outlines the principles  involved in qualification of facility,defining areas & systems to be validated  & provides written programme for achieving & maintaining qualified fecility with validity processes
Validation :  it was defined as collection & evaluation of data  from the process design stage  through commercial productionwhich establishes scientific  evidence that the process is capable of producing quality product consistently
5)  what is process validation
      Establishing documented evidence with high degree of assurance  that specific process will consistently produce a product meeting its predetermined specifications & quality characteristics
6) what do u mean by MKT ?
   MKT  is an expression of cumulative thermal stress experienced by a product at varying temparatures during  storage & distribution
7) temp & humidity required for tablet compression?
    Temp :- NMT 300C
    Humidity :- 45 +/- 50 c
8) what is humidity & relative humidity ?
    Humidity- it was amount of water vapour in air
    Relative humidity -  the amount of  water vapour present in air expressed  as % of amount needed for  satuaration at the same temp
9) what is vaccum & vapour pressure ?
    Vaccum pressure– it was a pressure below normal atmospheric pressure which wil be used to remove air from surrounding 
 Ex: vaccum pumps
   Vapor pressure -  it was pressure exerted by a vapor in thermodynamic equilibrium with its condensed phases(solid/liq) at a given temp in closed system
10) what are stability zones & climatic conditions
      Zone-1:  great Britain/north Europe/Canada/Russia ( temp-210c RH – 45%) (moderate region)
     Zone-2  : USA/Japan/South Europe( temp-250c RH-60%) (subtropical region)
     Zone-3 :  Iran/Iraq/Sudan ( temp- 300c RH- 55%) ( hot region)
     Zone-4 : Brazil/Ghana/Indonesia /Nicaragua/Phillippines (temp-300c RH -70%) ( tropical region )
11) what do u mean by bracketing & matrixing in stability studies
       Bracketing : it was design of stability schedule  such that at any time point only the samples  on extremes e.g of  container size/dosage strength are studied
     Matrixing :  it was statistical design of stability schedule only a fraction of total number of samples are tested at any sampling point.at a subsequent  samping point ,different sets of samples  of total numb would be tested
12)  what is limit of cleaning validation
      1  It should be visually clean & no residue should be visible after cleaning
       2 No more  than 10 ppm of product  will be appear in another product
       3 No more than 0.1% of normal therapeutic dose of  one product wil appear in max  daily dose of subsequent product
13) what is lod & water content
      LOD :  it is loss of weight  expressed as w/w resulting from water &  volatile matter of  any kind that can be driven off  under specified conditions
     WATER CONTENT : it is the amount of water to be present in a sample of drug compounds
14) what is the difference between LOD & Water content
      Lod : it was determined by  heating the sample below its  melting point in an oven & it includes all volatile matter  including water content & solvents
    Wate content :  it was determined by KF titration & it consit only water content
15) what is difference b/w calibration& validation& qualification?
       Calibration-  the set of operations that  establish under specified conditions  the relationship b/w values  indicated by an instrument or system for measuring  and corresponding values of ref.standerd
       Validation – action of proving  & documenting  that any process  actually & consistently leads to  expected results
      Qualification-  action of proving & documenting that any premises ,systems & equipments are correctly installed & lead to expected results
16) DEFINE CAPA
        Corrective and preventive actions
17) In Kf Titration Why We Hav To Use Di Sodium Tartarate
       Both water & di sodium tartrate  are generally used for  standerdisation of kf reagent as we going to check capacity of 1ml of kf reagent to neutralize water. Hence water content  in standerdisation is very imp one .as di sodium tartrate contains 15.66% of hydrate it was recommended for standerdisation instead of water
 
18) what is formula of kf standerdisation
       Weight of sample  x 1000/ titration volume
19) what type of columns are used in gc
       Capillary & open tubular columns
20)  any deviation can be changed into change control
       Yes planned deviations
21) why we shouldn’t dispatch  reprocess material to export
       Becoz there may be chances out of specification of product like increase in impurity than its limit
22) what is the difference between sonication & homogenization
       Sonication is the process of making soluble of undissolved particles by degassing while homogenization is the process of making uniform solution
23) what is capacity factor
      It is how much  analyte in the sample is retained  with respect to unretained material
                                 K= RT1-RT0 /RT0
24) what is the procedure to prepare placebo
       Take all raw materials other than active ingredient & mix it
25) what is stationary phase
       It was substance inside of a column through which mobile phase flows during separation process
26)  what do u mean by end capping
        A column is said to be endcapped  when a small silyating agent  is used to bond  residual silanol groups on  packing surface
27) how much min recovery  should be in swab sampling
       General limit 85-115% but in swab sampling it should be 85%
28) what are closely monitor parameters in stability study
       Temp & humidity
29)  what is photo stability
       It was study performed to  evaluate & demonstrate that light exposure doesn’t result in unacceptable change in new drug substances
30) why 3x sampling plan impimented in process validation
       to get the idea  on process capability that whether the intended process gives the consistent results or not
31) what is the wave length of polarimeter lamp
      589.3 nm
32) in stability testing  if significant change occurs what wil be the action plan
      During stability testing the term “ significant change “ is used only in case of  drug products .when it occurs then do the  out of trend analysis
33) what should be the min level of working standerd
      All values may complied to predefined specifications .its no need  that its assay close to 100%
34) how we fix validity period of volumetric solution & re-standerdization due date
       Protocol shall be prepared for  to establish the restanderisation  date for  volumetric solution.date shall be fixed  on the basis of  standerdisation  study of  volumetric solution on fixed or  predefined in protocol  interval e.g: 1/2/3/7/15 days etc. the % rsd  shall be NMT  0.2% at all intervals
35) what is dt for dispersible tablets
      3mins
36) what should be the sampling point in dissolution testing
      There is no specific recommendation for sampling in dissolution test. It is recommended  that a specimen  should be withdraw  from a  zone midway  between surface  of dissolution medium &top of rotating basket /blade  NLT 1cm  from vessel wall
   Where  multiple sampling  times are specified ,replace the  aliquots withdrawn for analysis with equal volumes of dissolution medium  at 370  c  or where it can be shown that replacement of  medium is not necessary ,correct  for the  volume change in caliculation
Specimens are to be withdrawn only at stated times  within tolerance of +/-2%
 
37) what is dt for enteric coated tablets?
       2 hrs in gastero intestinal simulated fluid & 1 hr in phosphate buffer
38) what is dt for coated tablets ?
       30-45 mins
39) what is the difference between method validation & verification
       Method validation : it is validation of method we adopt
       Method verification : its high degree of assurance to verify
40) what is the difference between drug purity & potency
       Purity: it is the absence of unwanted substances like impurities & contaminents
      Potency : it is a measure of  drug activity measured in terms of amount of drug required to produce an effect .
41) why pooled sample is required in dissolution test
      It is the primary requirement  ,the sample should  completely expose to  dissolution media at all surfaces .pooled sample is  in completely exposure to  dissolution fluid  that’s why we use  basket apparatus for floating tablets.
42 ) which will give more drug release  paddle or basket dissolution
        Paddle  as we know greater the surface area  greater wil be  volume of  water  better for dissolution
43) which gases are used in gc
      Helium & nitrogen
44) what is the difference between polarimeter lamp & ir lamps
       Polarimeter  lamp emits the polarized light  which in range of  visibility (400-700nm) while ir lamp emits radiation in ir range (I -1000 micro meters)
45)  what is the difference b/w temp change control & deviation
        Temp change control : its planned change after assessing the impact on other functions
        Deviation  : unplanned change
 
46) what is the difference b/w uniformity of content & content of uniformity
       Both terms are same & they are analysed by individual assay
47) what is limit of friability of tablets
      Friability is used to determine  physical strength of tablet during packing & transporting with help of friabilator. For this test accurately weigh 10 tabs & place them in rotating drum of friabilator at 25 rpm & it was rotated for 100 times  & then remove the tabs & weigh the tabs now.the sample fails test if anyone of them cracked /cleaved/broken.if the wt loss is >1 % then test wil be repeated so 1% weight variation wil be acceptable in friability of tabs
48) what is the relative response factor in related substances
       it is resonance of peak with respect to  main peak response
49) how do we choose hplc /gc for sample analysis
       Depending upon compound nature ,degradation,polarity,solubility,molecular weight,volatile nature,thermal degradation etc
50) what is recovery factor
       It is used for cleaning validation by following formula
           % recovery =   area of individual swab level  x std dilution/area of  corresponding std solution x sample dilution  x 100
51) define pka
      Its an equilibrium constant  used for dissociation of  weak acid, & also known as acid ionization constant
 
 
 

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