Blood preparations are pharmaceuticals made from human blood, and can be classified into blood component preparations and plasma fraction preparations. Although the blood component preparations are manufactured from various preparations through the pr...
Blood preparations are pharmaceuticals made from human blood, and can be classified into blood component preparations and plasma fraction preparations. Although the blood component preparations are manufactured from various preparations through the prescribed processes using the blood of the donor, it is necessary to comply with the "Good Manufacturing Practice and Quality Control Standard (GMP)", And GMP has not been applied for the characteristics of blood component preparations. However, it has been argued that the manufacture and quality control of these blood component preparations is necessary to apply the advanced GMP standards. Accordingly, GMP has been obliged to be applied to the blood component manufacturer (blood center) from January 2019. For the above reasons, the blood center should perform the blood component preparation manufacturing and quality control work based on the relevant regulations and guidelines for GMP application.
However, there are some conflicting contents of the GMP related technical regulations of the domestic regulations, and it is considered that detailed description or addition of some items will be required when comparing the related foreign regulations and the described items. Therefore, this study grasped the main items and technical level of domestic and foreign regulations and tried to understand the application of GMP in blood centers and to elaborate items to be supplemented by domestic regulations in relation to the technical specifications of foreign regulations.
Through this study, it was confirmed that there are differences between the domestic regulation and the foreign regulation regarding the necessary composition facilities, storage area, movable area, and environmental composition part of the manufacturing area of the blood source. However, in contrast to other medicines, blood is used as a raw material for blood donation. Therefore, it is necessary to establish the blood collection that must be established. It is considered that the detailed requirements for the construction of the production room and the supply room, In the validation section, it was concluded that the verification of the aseptic connection device to be used as a basis for establishing the cleanliness of the manufactory, which is also related to the facility and environmental management, is required. While domestic regulations only describe the use of closed systems as a basis for establishing unclearity of manufacturing areas in blood centers, foreign regulations require that aseptic connections be established for the construction of such closed systems and it is confirmed that the items that are essential to be verified at the time of verification are described. In the document management part, it was confirmed that there is a difference between the domestic and foreign regulations in the recorded document, the document storage, and the electronic document system. Especially, the validation of the electronic document system and the off-site use for secure storage of the backup data are required to be reflected in domestic regulations. In addition, it was confirmed that there are differences in the regulation of blood collection and manufacturing process in the management of each blood product manufacturing process. In addition, the necessary management items for the safety of blood donors and blood donors and the safety of manufactured blood products were derived.
In conclusion, this study suggests measures for securing the safety of blood products based on the technical specifications of foreign regulations, and it is meaningful that the blood center supplemented the detailed technical details necessary for carrying out the GMP.