Pharmaceutical Production Facilities: Design and Applications

by Graham Cole

Overview

Pharmaceutical Production Facilities: Design and Applications considers the concepts and constraints that have to be considered in the design of small, medium and large scale production plants. The layout, along with the flow of materials and personnel through facilities are considered with reference to ensuring compliance with current good manufac

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135743550
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	02/11/1998
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	344
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Graham Cole is a Pharmaceutical Engineering Design Consultant specialising in conceptual design, process development and the operation of manufacturing facilities for the production of pharmaceutical dosages, and has worked in the industry for 40 years. He is a fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, a member of the I. Chem. E., and a graduate of the Open University. He has experience of teaching postgraduate pharmaceutical engineering courses in many parts of the world.

Table of Contents

Project Design and Management. Site Selection. Process Flow. Pharmaceutical Process Utility Systems. Considerations in the Design of a Pharmaceutical Facility. Cleanrooms. Tablet Production Systems. Tablet Coating Systems. Capsule Filling Systems. The Design of a Sterile and Aseptic Manufacturing Facility. Special Production Systems and Automation. Packaging Systems. Validation. Clean Design.

Editorial Reviews

An enlarged and revised edition (first, 1990) providing a thorough introduction to the design of pharmaceutical secondary manufacturing facilities, illustrating many of the concepts and constraints to be considered in the design of small, medium, and large scale production plants. Covers project design and management; site selection; process flow; pharmaceutical process utility systems; considerations in the design of a pharmaceutical facility; cleanrooms; tablet production systems; tablet coating systems; capsule filling systems; the design of a sterile and aseptic manufacturing facility; special production systems; flexible manufacturing systems and automation; packaging systems; and validation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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