ChemSW Releases Industry’s First In-Depth White Paper on Chemical Inventory Systems for Pharmaceutical Pilot Plants
ChemSW, Inc. announced the release of the industry’s first in-depth white paper that details how Chemical Inventory Systems (CIS) deliver real-time, accurate information about inventory status to ensure greater cost control while supporting validation requirements.
Chemical Inventory Systems can deliver a high-performance, relational database system for tracking chemicals and other laboratory supplies. Accurate, real-time inventory information enables all types of pilot plants – from API and hydrogenation pilot plants to biopharmaceutical and dosage form pilot plants – to operate more effectively, regardless of whether the facilities are regulated or non-regulated or whether Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) are utilized. Pharmaceutical Pilot Plants in particular can benefit from being able to access an accurate listing of all the approved material in their facility. A Chemical Inventory System that works with other Information Technology (IT) solutions can enable Pharmaceutical and Drug Discovery Research departments to keep track of where chemicals are and how much are available, as well as generate reports listing chemicals by location, vendor, name, CAS number, formula, etc., and quickly access hazard information during an emergency.
Entitled “Chemical Inventory Systems Enable Pharmaceutical Pilot Plants to Accurately Manage Chemical Inventory Information in a Regulated Environment,” the white paper discusses the components of a Chemical Inventory System, how such a solution integrates into an existing IT infrastructure, how pilot plants can leverage these systems to maximize their processes, and the importance of ensuring that such a solution has the attributes for accurate validation as well as compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 electronic records and signatures.
Each organization faces a different set of challenges on the route to deployment and implementation of a CIS. Thoughtful analysis of the different commercial solutions available will enable the organization to select the best fit for their processes and workflows. This white paper details chemical inventory challenges; risks inherent to poor inventory management systems; components of an effective CIS; pilot plant inventory system needs; and, successful implementations. Numerous illustrations supplement the text, as well as a self-diagnostic test that helps to determine whether a CIS is necessary.
The white paper was written by ChemSW’s Vice President Software Research and Development, David Hessler. Hessler has 20 years of professional programming experience specifically related to laboratory statistics, automation and data handling. He is intimately involved in application conception and design, interface design, database design, and documentation design. He has designed and developed numerous commercial products, including ChemSW’s CISPRO Chemical Inventory Systems for desktop, Oracle, MSSQL, Web Server, and 21 CFR Part11 compliance.
The white paper is free and available for download from the ChemSW web site at http://www.chemsw.com
About CISPro Chemical Inventory System®
ChemSW’s CISPro Chemical Inventory System® solution is a high-performance, relational database system that delivers all the necessary tools to accurately track chemicals and supplies and meet safety and regulatory requirements, including bar code labeling, remote inventory control, document linking and links to MSDSs. An unlimited number of material classes can be tracked, including reference standards, with multiple security layers. Materials can easily be designated as GMP or lab use only, and inventories for individual business units can be maintained independently, within a single global database. The system interface can be adjusted based on custom logins, allowing the customer to specify what data each individual can access.
About ChemSW
Founded over a decade ago, ChemSW is a leading provider of chemical and biochemical inventory management systems, MSDS systems and other chemistry laboratory software and services. ChemSW’s wide range of products streamline laboratory processes and reduce chemical purchasing and disposal costs. ChemSW supports over 10,000 customers in more than 40 countries throughout the world. For more information, visit www.chemsw.com or call +1 707-864-0845.
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Figure 1. ChemSW’s new white paper on Chemical Inventory Systems (CIS) highlights the ability to search the CIS database for pre-existing material records and view required Quality data associated with the unique material record is an important feature. Users should be able to search for materials by: GCAS, Experimental ID, StdID#, trade name, chemical name, vendor barcode, name, cas#, structure (any synonym) In addition, for regulatory requirements, a CIS needs to allow users to associate a certificate of analysis (COA) with all containers in a single receipt at receipt time. It should also provide an alternate mechanism for associating a COA link with individual containers or all containers in a receipt lot at a later time.
