Course: WHO/EU Laboratory and Regulatory Procedures

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Course title WHO/EU Laboratory and Regulatory Procedures
Course code UCH/773
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course In each academic year, in the summer semester.
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Jegorov Alexandr, RNDr. CSc.
Course content
Contents of lectures: 1.Basic definition of products (food, dietary supplements, chemicals, API´s, drugs, etc.). 2.Relevant part of EC, WHO, FAO, FDA, national authority, ets., guidelines, and their mutual relationship. Tracing of a selected example. 3.Registration of products. 4.Test methods - a state of art. Qualitative and quantitative aspects. 5.Review of instrumental methods; principle, availability, cost, and information value. 6.Validation of analytical methods. 7.Testing of biological activity. Ethical guidelines, laboratory screening, models, and approved methods. 8.Origin and importance of impurities. Case examples. Qualification of impurities.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Demonstration
  • Class attendance - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
In this unique, industry practice-oriented course, students learn laboratory and legal procedures commonly performed by industrial laboratory/research supervisors. The requirements and WHO/EU regulations for registration, testing and authorized analysis of drugs, (bio)chemical products, dietary supplements, food, etc. are given. An important part of this course is a description of practical experience from the laboratories - how to prepare a sample, how to interpret the data etc. We recommend this course to everybody who is planning her/his carrier in the chemical, biotechnological, or pharmaceutical industry or the pharmaceutical (including production or development).
Students will gain knowledge on regulations in the pharmaceutical and chemical industry and research laboratories.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of organic, inorganic chemistry, and biochemistry.

Assessment methods and criteria
Test

Students must correctly answer at least 50 % of test questions.
Recommended literature
  • C. H. Dempsy: Laboratory Accreditation and Data Certification, CRC press.
  • Guidance on genotoxicity testing, ich 2011. duration of chronic toxicity testing in animals, s4, ich 1998.
  • Harmonized guidelines for single laboratory validation of methods of analysis (iupac technical report), pure appl. chem., vol. 74, no. 5, pp. 835-855, 2002.
  • http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/info/understand.
  • Impurities in new drug substances q3a(r2), ich 2006.
  • Residual solvents, ich q3c, 1997.
  • Stability testing of new drug substances and products q1a(r2), ich 2003.
  • Testing for carcinogenicity of pharmaceuticals s1b, ich 1997.
  • The rules governing medicinal products in the european union, volume 2b presentation and content of the dossier common technical document (ctd), european commission october 2001.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Biological Chemistry (1) Category: Chemistry courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer