Water plays a major role in pharmaceutical production. It affects drug efficacy, and is crucial for maintaining regulatory standards. Since one system leak has the potential to compromise an entire batch of production, adopting new technologies for water purity assumes even more significance.
Regulatory Challenges in Water Quality Compliance
In India, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) and Indian Pharmacopeia (IP) set strict standards for pharmaceutical water. Businesses need to verify that Purified Water (PW), Water for Injection (WFI), and Highly Purified Water (HPW) follow
guidelines, for Total Organic Carbon (TOC) content, conductivity level , microbial load, and endotoxin level.
Errors in these can result in biofilm buildup, pipeline corrosion, or unnoticed leaks, posing a huge risk to sterility and drug safety. And traditional water-quality testing techniques often take too much time to detect these critical problems.
Robotic Leak Detection for Operational Efficiency
Though pharmaceutical production continues to become complicated with each passing year, the evolution of pipeline robotics presents a solution for maintaining water purity.
Pipeline robots can play a role in ensuring water quality by:
- Observing water pressure to identify sudden changes in measurements.
- Checking pipelines at faster speeds and more precise levels than humans.
- Provide constant quantitative feedback to fulfill regulatory reporting requirements.
Quick detection of leaks through pipeline robots can save money, prevent water wastage, reduce water contamination events, and avoid production stoppages.
Water quality is non-negotiable in pharmaceutical manufacturing. With CDSCO and IP regulations tightening, the prudent way forward for companies is to invest in smart water management solutions.
