Revised Schedule M
Revised Schedule M
Revised Schedule M
SCHEDULE M
GMP: Good Manufacturing
Practices
Schedule A: Contains various forms and formats of letters for
applications of licensing etc.
Schedule B: Contains fees structure for government-run labs.
Schedule C: Contains various biological products and their regulation.
Examples: serums, adrenaline, vitamins etc.
Schedule D: List of drugs exempted from the provision of import of drugs
Schedule E: Contains various poisons and their regulation. Examples:
Sarpa Visha (Snake venom), Parada (Mercury) etc.
Schedule F: This contains regulations and standards for running a blood
bank.
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HISTORY
• GMP system is introduced in year 1988
• First revision to schedule M was done in 2005
• Current schedule M was published in OCTOBER
2018
• Final notification of SCHEDULE M is published
on 28.12.2023 though G.S.R 922(E)
Old Schedule M
• Schedule M of 2001 is divided in two parts.
• Regulatory request
• Patient’s trust
• Manufacture pharmaceutical
product quality of intended quality
• To set minimum uniform standard
for manufacturing of products.
Time Line for implementation
• Time line for implementation of revised schedule M is based
on the turnover of company
• 6 months for company having turnover of more than 250
crores
• 12 months for company having turnover of less than 250
crores.
Out line of revised schedule M
• At per with international GMP guidelines.
• Close to GMP guidance of PIC's PE- 009.
• It contains 13 different chapters.
• No change in area required for various sections.
Title of chapters of Schedule M
• GMPof pharmaceutical : main principles.
(Appendix - 1 , site master file)
• Specific requirements for manufacture of
sterile products, parenteral preparations
(SVP & LVP) & sterile opthalmic products.
• Requirments for manufacturing of
pharmaceutical products containing
hazardous substances such as sex
hormones, steroids & cytotoxic substances.
Title of chapters of Schedule M
• Specific requirements for manufacturing of
biological products.
• Specific requirements for manufacturing of
radio pharmaceutical products.
• Specific requirements for manufacturing of
phytopharmaceuticals.
• Specific requirements for manufacturing
products for investigation pharmaceutical
products for clinical trials in human.
Title of chapters of Schedule M
• Specific requirements for manufacturing of oral
solid dosage forms (tablets & capsules).
• Specific requirements for manufacturing of oral
liquids.
• Specific requirements for manufacturing of
topical products.
• Specific requirements for manufacturing of
Metered dose inhalers.
• Specific requirements for manufacturing of API.
• Requirments of plant & equipments.
Differences in revised schedule-M
Guidance for manufacturing of following is Added:-
• Hormones, steroids & cytotoxic
• Biological parents.
• Radio pharmaceuticals products.
• Phytopharmaceutical products.
• Investigational pharmaceutical products of
humans.
Differences in revised schedule-M
• One full chapter of pharmaceutical quality system
is introduced.
• Chapter of Quality Risk Management is included.
• In sanitization & personnel hygiene, equipment
hygiene is included.
• In complaints & adverse reactions the
requirements of pharmacovigilance for each
company.
• Recalled activities shall be informed to regulators.
Differences in revised schedule-M
• Personnel qualification for the key person is
specified.
• A full chapter for Change control is in place.
• Computer software & hardware shall be covered in
change control.
• A chapter on loan license, contract manufacturing &
contract analysis is included.
• Along with self inspection, quality audit & is also
included.
• Frequency for self inspection is specified as yearly.
Differences in revised schedule-M
• In personnel, individual responsibilities of Quality &
production as well as joint responsibilities are
mentioned in details.
• Environmental conditions shall be maintained in
working as well as non working conditions.
• Preferably closed system shall be used for processing
of the batches.
• Only the materials released by QC & which are in shelf
life shall be used. 14.14)
• One chapter for reference standard is included & it is
specified that it shall be procured from IPC.
• Drug act & IP & other books shall be available.
IP Version’s
shelf life
Differences in revised schedule-M
• Retention samples of API shall be stored one
year beyond expiry of corresponding FG.
• Retention samples of excipients shall be stored
for 2 years other than solvents, gases, & water.
• GMP related computerized system shall be
validated.
• It shall prevent unauthorized data change.
• Record of changes shall be available.
• Changes to the computerized system shall be
done through change management system.
Differences in revised schedule-M
• Backups of the system shall be taken
periodically.
• Sufficient data protection shall be in place in
case of system crash.
• Continuous particle monitoring for class A &
class B shall be done.
• Class D active air sampling limit is changed
from 500 to 200.
• Plate exposure time is increased from 2 hours
to 4 hours.
Prepared By:
Jyoti Subhash Kapse