Page 7 - Quality control of pharmaceuticals (07-PA 704)

IV) Quality Control (Q.C.):
It is a part of G.M.P.
2) Ensure compliance of product to specifications.
3) It is concerned with: Detection of defects and errors from the receiving
of the starting materials until marketing the finished product. 4)
Associated with testing that takes place within a quality management
system.
5) Q.M.S is concerned with: a. Validation of procedures. b. Qualification
of equipment
The Main Difference between Quality Control and Quality Assurance
While quality assurance is meant to prevent problems, quality control
detects any problems that occur. Each one requires different skills, and
separate departments in an organization are responsible for each aspect of
the quality guarantee.

Example
QC detected a recurrent problem with the quality of the products. QC

provides feedback to QA personnel that there is a problem in the
process or system that is causing product quality problems. QA
determines the root cause of the problem and then brings changes to
the process to ensure that there are no quality issues in future.