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Release for Supply

Packaging - In house and Contract

Jenny Hantzinikolas Director Inspections and Compliance, Manufacturing Quality Branch, TGA,

• Dept. of Health

RACI 30/04/2015

Release for Supply

Overview

• Definition
• Guidance document
• Duties of an Authorised Person
• Examples
• Questions

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What is release for supply?

• Release for Supply is a mandatory step in which the last manufacturer in the

supply chain certifies each batch of medicines before it is released to the Australian market.

• This is to ensure that the batch has been manufactured and quality controlled

in accordance with all the requirements under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

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Guidance document

• A guidance document, was developed in consultation with industry.
• It is published by the TGA to provide industry with guidance on release for

supply of medicines. The guidance document consists of two parts: – Part 1: Provides guidance on the general requirements applicable to all manufacturers and sponsors; and – Part 2: provides examples of how the general requirements described in Part 1 can be met for specific areas of manufacture (for example, complementary medicines or sunscreens, or for different supply chains). – Part 2 is a living document.

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Duties of an Authorised Person

• The Authorised person must be satisfied that

– The batch has been produced and controlled in accordance with the requirements of Marketing Authorisation – The batch has been produced and controlled in accordance with the Code

• f GMP as defined in the manufacturing principles

– All manufacturers involved in producing the batch hold a TGA licence or GMP clearance and included on the ARTG ( except investigational medicinal products) – Any significant deviations or planned changes in production or quality control have been authorised by persons in accordance with a defined system.

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For the release for supply manufacturing step……

• GMP agreement is in place that specifies that the AP ensures that each batch

is manufactured and checked in accordance for marketing authorisation

• GMP agreement specifies who is responsible for any significant deviations,

OOS results, non compliance with GMP, investigations, complaints or other matters

• The process should always be able to identify and recall product without delay.
• Where the ARTG identifies more that one site for release for supply then the

sponsor must know which site did perform the release for supply

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Example 1- Release for Supply from a Secondary Packaging Site

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Example 1- Release for Supply from a Secondary Packaging Site

• Description of specific issue
• As the primary packaging will not be altered it is accepted that there will be no

change to the stability profile.

• AP1 at the manufacturing site(s) conducting bulk manufacture and/or primary

packaging has certified that these steps have been conducted in accordance with the MA. This certification and supportive documentation will be provided to AP2 conducting release for supply.

• Justification for requested interpretation:
• The additional steps represent no further risk to the product and all applicable

aspects of manufacture up to the step of release for further processing have been completed in accordance with cGMP requirements.

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Example 1- Release for Supply from a Secondary Packaging Site

• Required items to address cGMP compliance:
• AP1 conducting release for further processing will provide the following

information.

• A batch specific certification for compliance to the Australian MA for the steps
• f manufacture covered. The certification should include, for example:

assurance that the batch has been manufactured in accordance with the MA, any deviations that may impact product quality, efficacy, safety and shelf life have been resolved and verification that product label storage requirements have been maintained.

• A certificate of analysis for the batch.

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Example 2 Re-release of a product after minor further steps of manufacture

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Example 2 Re-release of a product after minor further steps of manufacture

• Description of specific issue:
• As the primary packaging will not be altered it is accepted that there will be no

change to the stability profile.

• AP1 at the manufacturing site(s) conducting bulk manufacture, primary

packaging and secondary packaging has certified that these steps have been conducted in accordance with the MA.

• This batch release certification and supportive documentation will be provided

to AP2 conducting re-release for supply.

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Example 2 Re-release of a product after minor further steps of manufacture

• Justification for requested interpretation:
• The additional steps represent no further risk to the product,
• Reasons are there are no changes made to the product expiry date at Site 2

and all applicable aspects of manufacture including the step of Release for Supply have been completed in accordance with cGMP requirements.

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Example 2 Re-release of a product after minor further steps of manufacture

• Required items to address cGMP compliance:
• AP1 conducting release for supply will provide the following information.
• A batch specific certification for compliance to the Australian MA for the steps
• f manufacture covered.
• The certification should include, for example: assurance that the batch has

been manufactured in accordance with the MA, any deviations that may impact product quality, efficacy, safety and shelf life have been resolved and verification that product label storage requirements have been maintained.

• A certificate of analysis for the batch.

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Example 2 Re-release of a product after minor further steps of manufacture

• A mechanism must be established, by the relevant parties identified in the

GMP agreement, to ensure that information becoming evident in the re- packaging step, relevant to compiling the Product Quality Review (PQR), is communicated to the site responsible for preparing the PQR.

• A formal assessment concluding that the additional steps represent no further

risk to the product should be completed prior to re-packaging.

• This assessment should clearly demonstrate the modifications being

performed have no impact on stability or will generate information suitable for verifying the consistency of the existing process, the appropriateness of current specifications for both starting materials and finished product to highlight any trends and to identify product and process improvements.

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Questions?

• If you have any examples for Part 2, please make contact with one of the

following – Accord – Australia New Zealand Industrial Gas Association – Australian Self Medication Industry – Complementary Medicines Australia – Generic Medicines Industry Australia – Medicines Australia

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