Cleaning Validation in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Instructor
dalia
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Course Overview
Master the principles and practical application of cleaning validation to ensure product quality, patient safety, and regulatory compliance. This course covers cleaning validation lifecycle, risk-based approaches, acceptance limits, sampling techniques, worst-case selection, MACO calculations, validation protocols, and ongoing monitoring in accordance with EU GMP Annex 15, FDA guidance, WHO GMP, and PIC/S recommendations.
What You'll Learn?
- Understand the regulatory requirements governing cleaning validation.
- Explain the cleaning validation lifecycle and validation strategy.
- Apply Quality Risk Management to cleaning validation.
- Identify worst-case products and equipment for validation studies.
- Establish scientifically justified acceptance criteria using PDE, HBEL, and MACO approaches.
- Perform Maximum Allowable Carryover (MACO) calculations.
- Select appropriate sampling methods, including swab and rinse sampling.
- Develop and execute cleaning validation protocols and reports.
- Understand analytical method requirements for residue testing.
- Manage deviations, investigations, CAPA, and change control related to cleaning validation.
- Maintain the validated state through periodic review and revalidation.
- Prepare for regulatory inspections and respond to common inspection observations.
- Quality Assurance (QA) Specialists and Managers
- Quality Control (QC) and R&D Analysts and Supervisors
- Validation and Qualification teams
- Production Pharmacists and Managers
- Manufacturing staff
- Validation and Qualification teams
- Warehouse and Supply Chain Personnel
- Anyone preparing for GMP audits, inspections, or career advancement in pharmaceutical manufacturing
- knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing is recommended.
- Active participation in discussions and case studies is encouraged.
- Complete the final assessment to receive the certificate.
- Student Handbook with Course Presentation Slides including :Workshop Exercises ,Case Studies ,Template protocols ,Audit Checklist ,Reference Guidelines ,Assessment Quiz ,Certificate of Completion
Course Content
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Day 1: Regulatory framework & Cleaning Validation planning
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Lesson 2 : Cleaning Validation planning
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Day 2:Process Validation
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Lesson 1: cleaning Validation lifecycle
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Lesson 2: Cleaning Validation calculation
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Day 3: Cleaning Validation
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Lesson 1: Cleaning verification
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Lesson 2: Clean hold time studies
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