Pharmaceutical Warehouse

INTRODUCTION:

Ware house is the place where the raw materials, packaging materials and finished products are received, stored and dispatched according to their requirement. Before dispatching, the materials and finished products need to be stored with in an accurately controlled storage environment cGMP validation requirement. This may be achieved by monitoring temperature and humidity sensors continuously

FUNCTION OF WARE HOUSE

1.          Storage of raw and packaging materials.
2.          Temporary storage of finished product before going to control deport storage of rejected materials before disposals.

ACTIVITIES OF WARE HOUSE:

1. Routine works.

2. Periodic works.

Routine works:

a)      Receiving the raw/packaging material and finished products.

b)      Storing these materials in appropriate conditions.

c)      Issuing the raw/packaging material for disposing.

d)      Dispatching finished product

e)      Cleaning the ware house.

Periodic works:

a)      Export of finished goods.

b)      When a new product is launched or product existing price is changed, then warehouse department inform customs department of the government.

DIVISIONS OF WARE HOUSE:

In Drug international Limited ware house is situated on the 1^st floor and ground floor.

They are divided into three categories:

1.      Raw Materials Store (R.M.S)

2.      Packaging materials Store (P.M.S)

3.      Finished product Store (F.P.S)

Raw Materials Store (R.M.S):

Any materials used in the packaging of a product. The term is not only normally extended to cover the outer packaging or delivery cases but also used to the transformation or shipment of the orders.

This is an area where raw materials (API and Excipients) are stored and supplied to the production area after permission of legal authority. In Drug international Limited there are three areas for raw material store:

Area-R1: For excipients e.g. Aerocil 200, Lactose, Sucrose

Area-R2: For API, area is divided for sensitive API e.g. Antibiotics

Area-R3: For API & Excipient of Liquid section e.g. glycerin

Packaging materials Store (P.M.S)

In this area various types of packaging materials are stored. These including:

1. Inners

2. Inserts

3. Shipping carton

4. Cap and spoon for oral liquid

There are four labeling machines in this area and more than 8 workers with an in-charge person

Finished product Store (F.P.S)

The products which are ready for market are known as finished products. This is a large area for storing finished products. The shipping carton of finished products is store in this area.

There are three storage conditions are generally maintained in the ware house-

1. Temperature 15-25°c. The total area for storing packaging materials, raw materials, finished products. The condition is maintained by HVAC system.
2. Temperature 8-15°c. This condition is used to store some raw materials refrigeration is used for this purpose.
3. Temperature 2-8°c.Some Antibiotics & active Pharmaceutical ingredients (API) are stored in this condition.