Pharmaceutical Manufacturing & Medical Laboratory Sciences

Starting with a review of the contaminants to be controlled in cleanrooms, the program illustrates the importance of a precise cleaning specification. It details the procedures to be followed and individual techniques for every aspect of cleaning, as well as showing the common methods of testing for surface cleanliness.

This program is divided into a sequence of laboratory demonstrations that investigate fermentation using sugars, determine fermentation rates through carbon dioxide output, quantify the action of yeast in bread, measure microbial growth, use an enzyme to peel an orange, employ saccharification to sweeten starch, and use yeast cells to generate electricity.

This programme introduces every aspect of personal hygiene and cleanliness in cleanrooms. It explains contamination and its various sources. Different parts of the human body which may bring in contaminants are described, such as head, body, hands and feet, as well as cosmetics and jewellery. It also discusses personal hazards - smoking, eating, drinking and chewing.

Water is the most commonly used material for the production of all products which must comply with cGMP, 'current Good Manufacturing Practice'. Water used for cGMP applications is strictly controlled so that it is always to the right quality, available in their right quantity, at the right place and at the right time. At the end of this program viewers will have a basic understanding of water, the contaminants it contains, methods for its purification, its distribution systems and their validation and cleaning.