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Module Overview

Pharmaceutical Facilities and Utilities

This module introduces the student to the main types of both pharmaceutical facilities and pharmaceutical utilities, and the validation of the same.

Module Code

PVT9008

ECTS Credits

5

*Curricular information is subject to change

Indicative syllabus covered in the module and / or in its discrete elements:

  1. Pharmaceutical plant layout and design
  2. Aspects of Design/Construction,  cleanability, materials of construction, surface finishes, piping design and construction, vessel design, equipment design and sampling
  3. Pharmaceutical water systems, design and regulatory requirements, hot and cold water, potable water, purified water (PW), water for injection (WFI), their generation, storage and distribution systems
  4. Clean steam generators, steam sterilisation in place (SIP) and clean-in-place (CIP)
  5. Cleanrooms:  regulatory requirements,  layouts,  area classification protection, design considerations,  HVAC system (air supply, air changes, air filtration), contamination control, personnel, barrier technology
  6. Heating - Ventilation - and Air Conditioning (HVAC) for sterile and non-sterile manufacturing

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Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown %
Other Assessment(s)100