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Current Good Manufacturing Practices


Course Description

Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations implemented to assure quality and safety of marketed products. Inspection techniques used by the FDA to ensure best practices within a manufacturer's organization, personnel, facilities, equipment, control systems, production, process controls, laboratory procedures and records, and clinical testing.


Athena Title

Current Good Manufactur Pract


Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in PHAR 6030E


Non-Traditional Format

Six hours per week for fifteen weeks online study, including teaching, assignments, discussion, problem-based learning, and case-based learning. Weekend seminar(s) totaling sixteen contact hours (onsite or GSAMS multi-point video conference) utilizing case-based and problem-based learning methods. (Equivalent to four credit hours of recitation format.)


Prerequisite

Permission of department


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

Describe the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act and the FDA regulatory structure; identify device and drug GMP and state and federal requirements; explain processes used to identify new FDA initiatives and programs; write methods and procedures complying with FDA’s Good Manufacturing Practices regulations; design internal audit forms used to comply with FDA guidelines and validation procedures.


Topical Outline

FDA inspection techniques’ manufacturer best practices; FDA Drug, and Cosmetics Act; FDA regulatory structure; device and drug GMP and state and federal requirements; new FDA initiatives and programs; clinical testing, laboratory and manufacturing practice standards.


Syllabus