{"id":1586,"date":"2014-09-10T15:18:45","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T15:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ingelyt.com\/en\/?post_type=post&p=1586"},"modified":"2017-11-14T19:34:41","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T19:34:41","slug":"new-concept-design-sterile-manufacturing-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ingelyt.com\/en\/blog\/new-concept-design-sterile-manufacturing-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"New concept in the design of sterile manufacturing areas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1. Introduction:<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n Primary packaging suppliers are reporting investments in order to increase the use of primary materials pre-sterilized, \u201cReady to Use<\/em>\u201d (RU). These materials open up new possibilities and opportunities in the design of sterile manufacturing areas.<\/p>\n 2. What\u2019s a Ready to Use Material?<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n “Ready to Use\u201d (RU)<\/em> materials are primary packaging materials which are sterilized by the supplier.<\/p>\n The sterilization process is usually performed by a different company that the packaging material manufacturer.<\/p>\n The current sterilization systems could be:<\/p>\n The material, once sterilized, came back to the primary material manufacturer which is responsible for the analysis and testing, in order to release the material as validated sterile material; another possibility could be to send the material directly from a sterilization company to the final user, in this case final user is responsible for testing and sterile release.<\/p>\n 3. Primary material <\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n Materials and forms suitable to be sterilized as Ready to Use materials are:<\/p>\n Prefilled Syringes (PFS)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n In the field of PFS, RU materials have a wide range of use; in fact RU materials are the current standard for pharmaceutical manufacturers<\/p>\n Vials<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n On the field of vials RU materials are less used, mainly due to the price. But taking into account the current investments of primary material suppliers, a significant price drop is expected in the next coming years.<\/p>\n In the field of vials RU materials are:<\/p>\n RU vials are packaged on the form of \u201cnest\u201d or in trays, ready to be loaded in the filling machine.<\/p>\n Cartridges<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n In the field of cartridges RU materials are:<\/p>\n Cartridges are packaging on the form of nest, ready to be loaded in the filling machine.<\/p>\n 4. Advantages <\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n RU primary materials, along with the use of filling lines \u201cCOMBO\u201d type have a wide series of advantages, which could open new opportunities to small and medium size pharmaceutical manufacturers.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>Lower investment:<\/span> <\/em><\/p>\n Less Operation Costs:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n 5. Disadvantages<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n – RU primary material price: <\/em>RU prices, both vials and cartridges, are still high, but a constant price drop is expected during the next 2-3 years, as result RU materials prices will match the ratios for PFS in the range of 1 bulk to 2-3 RU.<\/p>\n – More dependence on the primary materials suppliers\u00a0: <\/em>It could mean longer delivery times and minimum order requirement. That makes logistics more complex and requires a good planning to match supplies and production.<\/p>\n 6. Sterile areas design<\/strong><\/p>\n Once the decision about RU materials is made, it is necessary to study carefully the implication on the sterile area design:<\/p>\n – The savings in space and utilities due to the absence of some complex equipment (washing machines, ovens, tunnels, smaller autoclave…)<\/p>\n – Debagging flow for RU primary materials.<\/p>\n – Waste flow due to the debagging operations.<\/p>\n – Decision about the best solution for the filling room in the sterile area: (Filling area 100% laminar flow, RABS or laminar flows just under the filling machine surrounding by B class areas or Isolator).<\/p>\n – It is very important taking into account the design of the area after filling process: inspection, labelling, plug rod insert for PFS, safety elements, collection of final products on trays, secondary packaging…) in order to make the process as much efficient as possible\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n\n
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