Summary Protocol for Blood Grouping Reagents

1. Specifications (in process) – Before Manufacturing

    • Appearance
    • pH
    • Protein Content
    • Optical Density at 630nm
    • Reference used

2. Performance (tested with approved standard lot calibrated against NIBSC standard or any other International reference standard)

    • Immunological tests for Potency
    • Immunological tests for Avidity
      • i) Tests with EDTA test corpuscles
      • ii)Tests with clotted test corpuscles
  • Immunological tests for specificity

3. Specifications (in process) – After  Manufacturing

    • Appearance
    • Protein Content
    • Sterility test
    • Stability study
    • Reference used
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4. Specifications- Finished Product

      • Appearance
      • pH
      • Protein Content
      • Nacl content
      • Optical Density at 630nm
      • Reference used
      • Volume
 

5. Performance (tested with approved standard lot calibrated against NIBSC standard or any other International reference standard)

    • Immunological tests for Potency
    • Immunological tests for Avidity
    • Tests with EDTA test corpuscles
      • Tests with clotted test corpuscles
      • Immunological tests for specificity
 

6. Raw Material – Chemicals (BSA  standard  )

      • Description
      • Solubility
      • pH
      • Optical Density at 540nm
      • Moisture content
      • Protein
      • ALT contaminant
      • AST contaminant
      • LDH contaminant
      • Reference used
      • Storage condition
      •  

 
    • 7. Sodium Chloride - AR
      • Molecular Formula
      • Molecular Weight
      • Description
      • Solubility
      • Identification
      • Acidity or Alkalinity
      • Clarity and Color of Solution
      • Iron
      • Loss on drying
      • Assay
      • Reference used
      • Storage condition
 
    • 8. Sodium Azide - RG
      • Molecular Formula
      • Molecular Weight
      • Description
      • Solubility
      • Water Insoluble matter
      • Chloride
      • Sulfate
      • Assay
      • Reference used
      • Storage condition
 
      • 9 .Preservative-Thiomersal - RG
        • Molecular Formula
        • Molecular Weight
        • Description
        • Solubility
        • Identification
        • pH
        • Loss on drying
        • Assay
        • Reference used
        • Storage condition
 
10. Specifications –Packing Material

Teat butyl rubber

    • Description
    • Weight of one teat
    • Total height
    • Lip diameter
    • Lip thickness
    • Plunger diameter
    • Chemical Test
    • Fitting test with vial / cap/ dropper
    • Color
    • Reference used

 

Glass vial

    • Description
    • Weight of one vial
    • Total height
    • Overflow capacity
    • Body outer diameter
    • Neck outer diameter
    • Neck inner diameter
    • Alkali Test
    • Fitting and leakage test with rubber teat / cap/ dropper
    • Color
    • Reference used

 

Glass dropper

    • Description
    • Weight 
    • Total height
    • Rim diameter
    • Top diameter
    • Bottom diameter
    • Wall thickness
    • Drop Count
    • Alkali Test
    • Fitting test with  cap/ vial/ rubber teat
    • Color
    • Reference used

 

Cap with hole

    • Description
    • Total height
    • Body outer diameter
    • Inner diameter
    • Hole diameter
    • Wall thickness
    • Fitting test with   vial/ rubber teat/dropper
    • Color
    • Reference used

     

Literature

    • Description
    • Grammage of paper
    • Dimension
    • Color
    • Reference used

 

Label

    • Description
    • Grammage
    • Dimension
    • Paper Color
    • Background
    • Text
    • Cutting
    • Printing matter
    • Reference used

 

Box printed

    • Description
    • Grammage of paper
    • Dimension
    • Color
    • Reagent specific alphabet
    • Text and Logo
Reference used
 

11. Specifications – Raw Material – Reagents


a) Reagent Clone

      • Concentrate
    • Appearance
    • Protein Content
    • HBs Ag ELISA test
    • HIV 1 + 2  ELISA test
    • HCV ELISA test After dilution
    • Appearance
    • Protein Content
    • pH
    • Optical Density at 630nm
    • Performance (tested with approved standard lot calibrated against NIBSC standard or any other International reference standard)

   i) Immunological tests for Potency
  ii) Immunological tests for Avidity

      • Tests with EDTA test corpuscles
      • Tests with clotted test corpuscles

  iii) Immunological tests for specificity

  • Stability study
  • Reference used
Storage Condition
 

b)Monoclonal diluent’s number 1

    • Appearance
    • pH
    • Performance
      • -->Immunological tests for specificity
  • Reference used
Storage Condition
 

c) Monoclonal diluent’s number 2

    • Appearance
    • pH
    • Performance
      • -->Immunological tests for specificity
  • Reference used
Storage Condition
 

d)Bovine Albumin – 10%

    • Appearance
    • pH
    • Protein Content
    • Performance
      • -->Immunological tests for specificity
  • Reference used
Storage Condition
 

e)Dye Solution

    • Appearance
    • Optical density at 630nm
    • Performance
      • -->Immunological tests for specificity
  • Reference used
Storage Condition
 

12. Critical Raw Material and Clone Data

        Details and quality control
          i) Clone
          ii) Specificity
          iii) Intensity
          iv) Avidity
          v) Immunoglobulin Isotype
          vi) Potency (titre)

 

CHECK-LIST FOR BATCH PRODUCTION AND CONTROL RECORD

  1. 1. Product release certificate
  1. i. Product Name
  2. ii .Lot No.
  3. iii.Mfg. date
  4. iv Exp. Date
  5. v.Quantity Manufactured
  6. vi.Quantity Sampled
  7. vii.Quantity Released

 

    1. 2.Test Requisition Slip – Checks as above at sl.no1
    2. 3.Batch Production Record
  1. i.Product Name
  2. ii. Lot Size
  3. iii.Lot No.
  4. iv.Mfg. date
  5. v.Exp. Date
  6. vi.Product description & label claim
  7. vii.Date of commencement
  8. viii.Date of completion
  9. ix.Shelf-life
  10. x.Storage conditions
  11. xi.Details of manufacturing process & manufacturing unit

 

  1. 4.Certificate of Analysis
  2. i.Appearance
  1. ii.pH
  2. iii.Protein content
  3. iv.Potency
  4. v.Avidity
  5. vi.Specificity
  6. vii.Tests for infectivity
  7. viii.Sterility
  8. ix.Stability

 

Documents to be scrutinized for batch release

  1. 1.Quality Control Protocol
  2. 2.Batch release Certificates
  3. 3.Name of three countries wherein the product is approved/marketed.
  4. 4.Copy of import license / manufacturing license
  5. 5.Pack insert

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