Cleaning of Equipment

Having taken this e-Lesson, you will be able to:

• Explain why manufacturing equipment in a pharmaceutical/biologics facility must be cleaned
• Name and describe the two main categories of equipment that require cleaning
• Describe the information that could be contained in a cleaning SOP
• Name and describe three types of cleaning methods that could be used in a pharmaceutical/biologics manufacturing facility
• State the advantages and disadvantages of each cleaning method
• Describe two sampling methods used to check that equipment is clean

Keywords:

Clean-in-Place Method (CIP),  Cleaning SOPs, Dedicated Equipment, Direct Surface Sampling, Manual Method, Non-Dedicated Equipment, Rinse Method, Rinse Sampling

Available in French / disponible en français