critical cleaning advice from Alconox Inc.

cleaning validation

One Detergent to Clean Them All?

Q:  We are advising a mid-sized pharmaceutical company.  If we use multiple cleaning agents within a facility, the cleaning program may be a bit difficult to manage (chances are that the operators may use the incorrect cleaning agent for the product) and also the cleaning validation will be a more complex exercise.  What would you recommend for general cleaning?  Which is … [Read more...] about One Detergent to Clean Them All?

What is Critical Cleaning?

Q: What precisely is critical cleaning?  How does it differ from "regular" cleaning? A: Thanks for the question.  At Alconox Inc. we are indeed the Critical Cleaning Experts.  And critical cleaning is more than just a marketing term.  It refers to a very specific type of cleaning. It is where the cleaning itself impacts the value of the finished output from whatever … [Read more...] about What is Critical Cleaning?

Cleaning Visual Inspection

Q: I work for a medical device company where we make machined parts.  I’m interested in finding a supplemental visual inspection tool that will aid in inspecting the surface of a part after being cleaned.  Perhaps additional fluorescent light or a different tool that can support in detecting visual surface contaminants on medical device components? A:  Visual inspection is a … [Read more...] about Cleaning Visual Inspection

Influences on Pharmaceutical Cleaning Validation

Alconox, Inc.’s Director of Technical Marketing and Commercial Development, Michael Moussourakis, sat down at the Oral Solid Dosage Symposium 2017 with Pharma’s Almanac TV’s, Mark Allen, to discuss how globalization is influencing the latest trends on cleaning validation. Click here to watch the video and hear how the growing market for Contract Development and Manufacturing … [Read more...] about Influences on Pharmaceutical Cleaning Validation