Pharmaceutical industries produce all kind of medicines in many different dosages and shapes, such as pressed or compressed powders, capsules, liquid solutions. Each product must be made on a different production line, by respecting the very strict Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
 

I- GMP is important

GMPs are the practices defined by global regulatory agencies to guarantee product’s quality standards. Manufacturing process must ensure product’s safety, purity and efficiency.
Respecting the GMP is necessary to:

• manage a reliable and secure supply chain
• avoid cross contamination between different chemical components and other contaminations
• keep the manufacturing operations efficient
• provide high quality products

The entire production process must be compliant with GMP regulations, from the production of materials, the workenvironment and the equipment to the training and personal hygiene of the authorized personnel. Each step of the production must be well-documented to prove the full respect of procedures at each step of the manufacturing process.

Moreover, following GMP regulation is necessary for the commercialization of medicines on the market.
 

II- The cross contamination in pharmaceutical industry

Cross contamination is one of the major threats of production lines.
Somehow, every step of the process may contaminate the product: dispensing, blending, dosage shaping, compression, filling, coating, polishing and packaging.

There are three kinds of cross contamination:

• physical contamination: particles, powder from the compression machine
• chemical contamination: steam, moisture, molecules
• biological contamination: bacteria, fungus, virus

 

1. How to avoid cross contamination?

• by constantly cleaning the work environment (floor, machinery, tools, furniture…)
• by keeping top hygiene levels and reducing risks
• by sucking and removing at the source, on strategic points of the manufacturing process: picture
• by not letting any chance to the material to slide or to fall on the production process.

The suction solution is fast, clean and easy to set up on the supply chain.