Darshan Singh

Darshan Singh

Author is a pharmaceutical quality and regulatory professional with more than 23 years in drug manufacturing. He holds an M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry and a Diploma in Pharmacy. He has served as Quality Control Head, Quality Assurance Head and Plant Head, overseeing all manufacturing operations. He is co-founder and regulatory consultant at Laafon Galaxy Pharmaceuticals. He writes on SOPs, manufacturing processes, Schedule M compliance and drug pharmacology, and checks each claim against pharmacopoeial and regulatory sources.

ALCOA vs ALCOA+ vs ALCOA++: Which Regulator Says What

ALCOA, ALCOA+ and ALCOA++ data integrity attributes compared across FDA, MHRA, WHO, PIC/S and EMA guidance

The short answer ALCOA is five data-integrity attributes — Attributable, Legible, Contemporaneous, Original, Accurate. ALCOA+ adds four more (Complete, Consistent, Enduring, Available) for nine. ALCOA++ adds a tenth, Traceable, and is the form the European Medicines Agency uses for clinical-trial…

Working and Principle of Tablet Compression Machine

Working and Principle of tablet compression machine

Tablet compression machines, also known as tablet presses, are precision pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment designed to transform carefully formulated powders or granulated materials into tablets of uniform size, shape, weight, and hardness. These machines operate according to Pascal’s Law and the principles of hydraulic…