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SOP For Handling of Reprocessing, Reworking and Recovery
SOP For Handling of Reprocessing, Reworking and
Recovery
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1. OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this SOP is to lay down a procedure for reprocessing, reworking and
recovery of the drug products.
2. SCOPE:
This SOP is applicable for handling of reprocessing, reworking and recovery of the
drug products, at different stages of manufacturing, at the manufacturing facility.
3. RESPONSIBILITY:
Authorized Designee of Quality Assurance shall be is responsible to prepare and
review the SOP.
Manager QA/ Authorized designee shall be responsible for approval and effective
Implementation of the SOP.
4. PROCEDURE:
1. The reprocessing, reworking or recovery of products shall be carried out
in case where there is any specific requirement and with prior approval of
Manager-Quality Assurance/Customer/RA.
2. The batch shall be released only, if the quality of the final product is not
affected, and the specifications are met.
3. Risk assessment shall be carried out before starting of the reworked,
reprocessed or recoverable batch as per current version of Risk
Assessment SOP, No. QA006.
4. Additional testing shall be carried out if required after justification for any
in-processed stage or finished product of reprocessed, reworked and
recoverable batch.
5. Reprocessing: It is defined as “Subjecting all or part of a batch or a lot of
in-process stages or a finished product of single batch/lot to a previous
step in the validated manufacturing process due to failure to meet
predetermined specifications. Reprocessing is normally a repetition of
one of the previous step, already in a manufacturing process”.
If such reprocessing is used for three batches, then the same process shall be
considered as part of standard manufacturing process after consulting with
R&D/Customer/RA and approval of Head-Quality Assurance.
Suffix ‘P’ shall be added in the batch numbering of reprocessed batch in the
existing batch numbering system.
Reprocessed batches shall be charged for accelerated stability study.
Reprocessed batch to be charge on stability shall be stamped on batch record
charge on stability as per document control SOP (QA007).
Reprocessed batch shall be released in the market after the verification of data;
however the stability data of reprocessed batch shall be monitored for any
significant change.
Batch manufacturing record of Reprocessed batch shall be attached with the
batch manufacturing record of the original batch.
1. Reworking: It is defined as “subjecting an in-process stages or finished
product of a single batch to an alternate process due to failure to meet the
predetermined specifications. Reworking is a new step in manufacturing
process, which is not defined in standard manufacturing process”.
Investigation shall be carried out to evaluate the reason of non-conformance to
the batch before taking a decision of rework of batch.
Reworked batches shall be charged for accelerated stability study. Reworked
batch to be charge on stability shall be stamped on batch record charge on
stability as per document control SOP (QA007).
Reprocessed batch shall be released in the market after the verification of data;
however the stability data of reprocessed batch shall be monitored for any
significant change.
Suffix ‘W’ shall be added in the batch numbering of reworked batch in the existing
batch numbering system.
Batch manufacturing record of Reworked batch shall be attached with the batch
manufacturing record of the original batch.
1. Recovery: Recoverable material shall be stored for NMT 6 months. If not
used within 6 months, destroy the recoverable materials.
The Justification (cumulatively) regarding use of 6 month’s recoverable residue is
as follows:
Products remain stable up to 6 month’s accelerated condition (worst situation)
during stability study.
1. Recoveries shall be collected from various operational cycles of individual
batches separately.
0. Batch wise all such recoveries shall be collected in cleaned containers with
proper status label indicating Product name, Batch no., Mfg. and Expiry
dates, Drum no., Quantity in individual drum, Signature and Date.
0. When recovery shall be added to normal standard batch of the same product,
the particular batch charge for accelerated stability study.
0. Recovered batch to be charge on stability shall be stamped on batch record
charge on stability as per document control SOP (QA007).
0. The Reprocessable recovery of the particular batch having recovery shall be
destroyed after completion of batch.
Recoverable residue of any stage shall be analyzed as per standard test
procedure including impurities (wherever applicable) before adding the same into
batch. Results of analysis of recoverable residue shall be compared with initial
results. If no significant changes are observed, recoverable residue shall be
allowed to use. Production personnel shall inform to QC in case of adding fresh
additional raw material, if any
Processing date of recovery batches shall be considered as manufacturing date
and the expiry date of oldest recoverable residue shall be considered the expiry
date of recovery batch.
Recovered material shall be added during dry screening process after milling.
The sample of the granules after adding of recovery shall be analyzed prior to
processing of next step.
Recovered material which is more than 6 months old shall be destroyed with due
approval of Manager–Quality assurance and authorization by technical director
and the destruction record of the same shall be maintained.
No rejected recovered material shall be permitted for adding with regular
batches.
Suffix ‘R’ shall be added in the batch numbering of recovered batch in the existing
batch numbering system
Batch manufacturing record of Recovered batch shall be attached with the batch
manufacturing record of the original batch.
1. No “Reprocessing Reworking, Recovery” shall be performed at the site for the
product related to PL/MA.
5. TRAINING:
Trainer: Head – Quality Assurance
Trainees: Departmental / Sectional Heads of QA / Production
6. DISTRIBUTION:
Controlled Copy No. 1: Head of Department – Quality Assurance
Controlled Copy No. 2: Head of Department – Production
Original Copy : Quality Assurance
7. ANNEXURE(S):
Annexure – I : Reprocessing Approval Form.
Annexure – II : Reworking Approval Form.
Annexure – III : Recovery Approval Form.
8. REFERENCE(S):
Out of specification test results
Stability programme
Failure Investigation
Document Control
9. REVISION HISTORY:
Sr. Revision Change Control Details of Reasons(s) for
No. No. Number Revision Revision
1 00 – New SOP New SOP
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