With profit margins in the pharmaceutical industry under ever increasing pressure, manufacturing groups are incentivized to achieve First Time Quality (FTQ) and reduce costs.
The identification of raw materials, is typically resource- and time-intensive and therefore an excellent target for improvements and cost-out efforts. The Agilent Vaya Raman system is a handheld spectrometer capable of identifying raw materials through transparent and opaque containers. This white paper discusses some of the benefits of deploying a Vaya system in a pharmaceutical warehouse, to simplify and accelerate the ID verification of raw materials at receipt.
Spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS) is a unique solution from Agilent Technologies that enables the verification of raw materials through containers. SORS improves the depth of penetration of conventional Raman spectroscopy. By leveraging the property of photon propagation inside diffusively scattering media and separating the laser illumination area from the light collection area, SORS can acquire a raw material-rich spectrum.
A Vaya can have a positive impact on less obvious expenses too. Using a Vaya in a warehouse helps decrease the stock levels needed to meet production requirements. Reduced stock means lower inventory carrying costs. Savings will depend on how frequently the inventory is used during the year and its cost.
Agilent has also released a document with purpose that is to allow users of the Agilent Vaya Raman Instrument to determine how the system meets the relevant Raman spectroscopy guidance of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) <1120>, <858> and <1158> and European Pharmacopoeia (EP) 2.2.48. In addition, areas where standard operating procedures are needed to achieve full compliance are identified.
This assessment is made with the last release of the Vaya software.
Download the papers to know more about how to reduce cost of quality while being compliant.