BS EN 13824:2004

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Quality management systems
5 Personnel
   5.1 Personnel management
   5.2 Training for APA qualification
   5.3 General employee health
   5.4 Monitoring of personnel
   5.5 Gowning
        5.5.1 Gowning training
        5.5.2 Gowning requirements
        5.5.3 Control of gowned personnel
6 Premises
7 Process-related media
   7.1 Water
        7.1.1 Potable water
        7.1.2 Treated potable water
        7.1.3 Purified water
        7.1.4 Water for Injections (WFI)
   7.2 Other media
        7.2.1 Vacuum systems
        7.2.2 Gases
        7.2.3 Clean steam
8 Qualification of equipment and utilities, and process
   validation
   8.1 General
   8.2 Requalification and revalidation
9 Processes
   9.1 Cleaning and disinfection of the APA
        9.1.1 Disinfectants and cleaning agents
        9.1.2 Validation of disinfection procedures
        9.1.3 Monitoring of cleaning and disinfection
              effectiveness
   9.2 Bioburden
   9.3 Endotoxins
   9.4 Sterilization, assembly and use of filling equipment
        and utensils
   9.5 Clean in place (CIP)
   9.6 Steam in Place (SIP)
   9.7 Feeding sterilized container components and product
        to the filling line
   9.8 Sterile filtration
        9.8.1 Pore size rating
        9.8.2 Liquid filtration
        9.8.3 Gas filtration
   9.9 Aseptically-produced suspensions
   9.10 Filling process: interventions, rejects
   9.11 Freeze drying
   9.12 Sealing and final packaging
10 Environmental monitoring and controls
   10.1 Particulate monitoring programme
   10.2 Microbiological monitoring programme
        10.2.1 General
        10.2.2 Alert and action levels
        10.2.3 Review of data
   10.3 Environmental monitoring trend analysis
   10.4 Investigations and reports
        10.4.1 Investigation action plans
        10.4.2 Investigation testing
        10.4.3 Investigation report
11 Media fills (process simulation tests)
12 Finished product sterility testing
   12.1 General
   12.2 Investigation of sterility test positives
   12.3 Sampling plans
13 Product release
Annex A (normative) Conventional cleanrooms
        A.1 Facility design features
        A.2 Facility design review
        A.3 Material flow
        A.4 Aseptic processing area (APA)
        A.5 Critical processing zones
        A.6 Other processing zones within the APA
        A.7 Support areas outside the APA
        A.8 Environmental air systems and controls
             A.8.1 Temperature and humidity
             A.8.2 Air
             A.8.3 HEPA filter integrity
             A.8.4 Air handling
        A.9 Facility design
        A.10 Preparation areas
Annex B (normative) Isolator technology
        B.1 Types of isolator
             B.1.1 General
             B.1.2 Transfer devices used with isolators
        B.2 Transfer devices
             B.2.1 General
             B.2.2 Classification system for transfer devices
        B.3 Surrounding area
             B.3.1 General
             B.3.2 Siting of Isolators
        B.4 Gloves, gauntlets, half suits and full suits
             B.4.1 General
             B.4.2 Use of gloves/gauntlets
             B.4.3 Changing gloves/gauntlets
             B.4.4 Use of half suits, full suits
        B.5 Pressure differentials
        B.6 Cleaning of isolators
        B.7 Filtration of air in isolators
        B.8 Pressure differential
        B.9 Air change rate
        B.10 Biodecontamination of isolator internal surfaces
             by microbicidal gas
             B.10.1 Gas contact
             B.10.2 Biodecontaminant residuals
             B.10.3 Isolator biodecontamination: Validation
        B.11 Qualification
        B.12 Monitoring
             B.12.1 Particulate monitoring
             B.12.2 Microbiological monitoring
             B.12.3 HEPA filters
        B.13 Alarms
        B.14 Maintenance and requalification (see also Clause 10)
        B.15 Product release
Annex C (informative) Aseptically-prepared suspensions
        C.1 General
        C.2 Media fill considerations
Annex D (normative) Freeze-drying
        D.1 General
        D.2 Validation
        D.3 Gases used during the freeze-drying process
        D.4 Process routing
        D.5 Open containers and stoppers
        D.6 Transport to freeze-dryer
        D.7 Unloading and transport to sealing equipment
        D.8 Cleaning and disinfection of freeze dryer
        D.9 Biodecontamination of the freeze dryer
             D.9.1 Frequency
             D.9.2 Methods
        D.10 Vent filter system
        D.11 Environmental monitoring and controls
        D.12 Media fills for freeze-drying
        D.13 Maintenance
Annex E (normative) Media fills (process simulation tests)
        E.1 Performance qualification
        E.2 Performance requalification
        E.3 Repeat of performance qualification
        E.4 Media fill procedures
        E.5 Media selection and growth support
        E.6 Incubation and inspection of media filled units
        E.7 Acceptance criteria
             E.7.1 General
             E.7.2 Acceptance criteria tables
        E.8 Contamination with media
        E.9 Data required for media fills
        E.10 Media fill runs for which action levels
             are exceeded
             E.10.1 Investigation
             E.10.2 Further actions
Annex F (informative) Contamination rate calculations for
        a given number of media filled units
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard
         addressing essential requirements or other provisions
         of Council Directive 90/385/EEC relating to active
         implantable medical devices
Annex ZB (informative) Clauses of this European Standard
         addressing essential requirements or other provisions
         of Council Directive 93/42/EEC relating to
         medical devices
Bibliography

Specifies requirements for the design and operation of aseptic processing facilities and the validation and routine control of aseptic processes for the preparation of sterile liquid medical devices.