Inspection Record

Steri-Med Pharma Inc. — Health Canada Inspection Findings

Health CanadaInspected 2021-10-12 18 findingsAseptic processing and sterility assuranceLaboratory and QC controlsContamination controlTraining and personnelStability and storageDeviation, CAPA, and investigationOther quality systemEquipment and facilityMaterial and supplier control

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Findings

1Aseptic processing and sterility assurance

The validation of aseptic processing was inadequate.

2Laboratory and QC controls

The creation, maintenance, processing, and/or review of laboratory data was inadequate.

3Contamination control

The sanitation programs were not adequately designed to identify and/or reduce the risks of contamination.

4Training and personnel

The ongoing training of personnel was inadequate.

5Stability and storage

For long-term stability studies, the company did not test the drug often enough to establish its retention period.

6Deviation, CAPA, and investigation

Investigations into deviations, reports, and/or follow-up actions were inadequate.

7Other quality system

The availability or the content of the authentic certificate of analysis was inadequate.

8Stability and storage

The ongoing stability program for a drug was inadequate.

9Equipment and facility

Evaluation of production processes, equipment, and/or materials was inadequate.

10Equipment and facility

The maintenance of detailed plans or specifications was inadequate for each building where drugs are fabricated, packaged, labelled, and/or tested.

11Stability and storage

The guidelines and/or procedures were inadequate in ensuring storage and/or transportation conditions would maintain the quality and safe distribution of the drug.

12Contamination control

The drug was fabricated, packaged, labelled, and/or stored in premises that were not designed, constructed, and/or maintained to allow for effective cleaning, sanitary conditions, and/or the prevention of drug contamination.

13Equipment and facility

The validation of equipment or the planned maintenance of equipment was inadequate.

14Equipment and facility

The change control system was inadequate for ensuring changes are properly documented, evaluated, and/or approved. Changes to production processes, systems, equipment, materials, and/or suppliers were not validated before they were implemented.

15Other quality system

The recorded information or details were inadequate.

16Aseptic processing and sterility assurance

The monitoring procedures for microbial and/or environmental conditions were inadequate. The validation of aseptic processing was inadequate.

17Aseptic processing and sterility assurance

The company's validation of moist heat sterilization was inadequate. The company's monitoring and documentation of moist heat sterilization cycles was inadequate.

18Material and supplier control

Materials were used after their expiry date or retest date.

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Extracted automatically from the document of the Health Canada inspection on 2021-10-12. The source is available at the link above.

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