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SOP for Preparation and Handling of Working Standards

Prepared by： X X
Department Name Date

Checked by： Y Y
Department Name Date

Approved by： Z Z
Department Name Date
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1. Purpose
This procedure defines operating procedure of preparation, handling and numbering of
pharmaceutical working standards against reference standards, their analysis and procedure
to discard them

2. Scope

This procedure is applicable for all working standards which are to be used as reference
standard for analysis in

Validity

This SOP is valid only until next revision date and if it bears control seal.

3. Responsibility

It will be the responsibility of the Quality Control Supervisor to follow the procedure.
Quality assurance manager is responsible for SOP compliance.

4. Material and Equipment

None

5. Procedure:
6.1. Select latest approved batch of Raw material preferably having maximum purity
and minimum impurity level.
6.2. Collect the required quantity of material from the selected batch.
6.3. Give the reference number to working standard as follows.
X000/A/BB
Where X Corresponds the first alphabet of name of raw material .
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000 Corresponds to sr. number starting from 001 continuously to have details of total
working standard in quality control laboratory.
A Corresponds the last digit of year in which working standard prepared.
BB Corresponds the no. of vial prepared for particular working standard starting from 01.

6.4. For the second reference standard of same material to be prepared in the same
current year then the suffix of alphabet A,B,C…….is to be added in the above logic with
A. i.e. X000/AS/BB Where AS = Last digit of year with suffix.
6.5. Carry out the following test for preparation of working standard.
1. Assay (In six sets by two or more than two different chemists)
2. Loss on drying/Water content (In two sets by two different chemists)
3. Chromatographic purity/Related substances
4. I.R. (Where applicable)
6.6. Carry out Assay determination against reference standard wherever
possible.
6.7. Enter the results in the protocol of the respective material prepared as per SOP
and also attach the Xerox copy of original C.O.A.
6.8. Calculate the average of six assay values obtained on as is basis. The RSD of
these six values should not be more than 1.0% for chemical assay and 5.0% for microbial
assay.
6.9. Store the material in light resistant glass vials closed with rubber bungs and sealed
with Aluminium seal.
6.10. Label the vials with the following details.

1. Name of working standard

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4. LOD/Water content
5. Date of preparation
6. Use before
6.11. Assign one year shelf life for working standard except following working
standard for which assign shelf life six months.
1. . Ranitidine HCl
2. Nifedipine
3. Omeprazole
4. Nicorandil
5. Captopril
6.12. Store all additional vials of working standard in A.C control area (below 27 C)/
refrigerator (Between 2 to 8 C).
6.13. Keep one vial of each working standard in the allocated area in a plastic bottle
containing silica bag.
6.14. Every month change the previous vial with fresh vial along with silica bag for all
working standard, by referring respective bin card.
6.15. Check the % assay and LOD/Water of each working standard on its expiry date
as per initial test method applied and record results.
6.16. If the difference is more than 1%,between initial assay and assay on expiry inform
the department head.
6.17. In case on expiry if new material is not available then extend the shelf life for that
working standard as per point No : 5.10 or till new material received on the basis of the
result obtain on retest.
6.18. Maintain the issue record.
6.19. Destroy the expired vials of working standard after completion of shelf life and
keep the record.
6.20. Procedure for discard
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6.20.1. Empty the contents in waste beaker containing water. After the material gets
soften, decant the water & transfer the paste into the polyethylene bag. This paste
is then sent to scrap.
6.20.2. Deface the labels of the working standard vial or ampules.
6.20.3. Discard the vial & ampule into the dust bin for broken glassware.
ABBREVIATIONS:
R.S.D. = Relative standard deviate