Quality assurance terminology and Definitions

 


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Acceptance Criteria

The acceptance criteria are pre-defined and agreed standards, limits or ranges between different parties such as Quality Assurance and Quality Control or Manufacturing and Quality Assurance or suppliers

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Accuracy of Measurement

Closeness of the agreement between the result of a measurement and a true value of the measurement.

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Action Level

The action level is a pre-defined and between different parties agreed written level. Once these levels are exceeded, actions must be undertaken. A complete investigation must be carried out and documented accordingly.

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Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)

An API also called Drug Substance (DS) is any physiologically active substance that is intended for use in a Drug Product. An API is also a substance when used in the manufacturing, processing, or packaging of a drug, becomes an active ingredient or a finished Dosage Form of the Drug.

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Actual Yield

The quantity that is actually produced at any appropriate phase of manufacture, processing, or packing of a particular API or intermediate

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Airlock

An airlock is called a room or space with two or more doors that is interposed between two or more rooms. This is usually build in between different class of cleanliness, for the purpose of controlling the air flow and pressure differential between those rooms. An airlock is designed for personnel or goods.

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Alert Level

The alert level is a pre-defined and between different parties agreed written level. This level should be used to predict an action level. Once these levels are exceeded an investigation may not be necessary, but closer attention to the indicator is required.

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