Pharmaceutical Quality (Industry)
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Pharmaceutical Quality (Industry), published by HL7 International / Biomedical Research and Regulation. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/uv-dx-pq/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Artifacts Summary

This page provides a list of the FHIR artifacts defined as part of this implementation guide.

Analytical Procedures

Assay
Bundle – Analytical Procedure PQ

Analytical Procedure domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.P.5 Control of Drug Product, subsection 3.2.P.5.2 Analytical Procedures and section 3.2.S.4 Control of Drug Substance, subsection 3.2.S.4.2 Analytical Procedures.

Bundle – Drug Product Microbiological Attributes PQ

Identification domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.P.2 Pharmaceutical Development, subsection 3.2.P.2.5 Microbiological Attributes.

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Description
Microbiological
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Time Point Description Codes

This code system contains codes for time point description.

Uniformity
Water

Batch Analysis

Bundle – Batch Analysis PQ

Batch Analysis domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.P.5 Control of Drug Product, subsection 3.2.P.5.4 Batch Analyses and CTD section 3.2.S.4 Control of Drug Substance, subsection 3.2.S.4.4 Batch Analyses.

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Batch Formula

Bundle – Batch Formula PQ

Batch Formula domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.P.3 Manufacture, subsection 3.2.P.3.2 Batch Formula.

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Batch/Lot Information

Bundle – drug Product Batch Information PQ

Batch/Lot Information domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.P.5 Control of Drug Product, subsection 3.2.P.5.4 Batch Analyses.

Bundle – Drug Substance Batch Information PQ

Batch/Lot Information domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.S.4 Control of Drug Substance, subsection 3.2.S.4.4 Batch Analyses.

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Medication - Batch Information Drug PQ

This Medication profile represents information about the batches that underwent testing or analysis.

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Compatibility

Bundle - Drug Product Compatibility PQ

Compatibility domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.P.2 Pharmaceutical Development, subsection 3.2.P.2.6 Compatibility.

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Composition

3.2.P.2.2.1 - Formulation Development
3.2.P.2.2.4 - Summary for Risk of Impurities
Bundle – Drug Product Composition PQ

Composition domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.P.1 Description and Composition of the Drug Product.

Bundle – Drug Substance Characterization PQ

Identification domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.S.3 Characterisation, subsection 3.2.S.3.1 – Elucidation of Structure and Other Characteristics.

Bundle – Drug Substance General Properties PQ

Identification domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.S.1 General Information, subsection 3.2.S.1.3 General Properties.

Bundle – Drug Substance Specification PQ

Specification domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.S.4 Control of Drug Substance, subsection 3.2.S.4.1 Specification.

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Composition - Drug PQ

This Composition profile represents narrative text necessary for pharmaceutical quality (PQ) data exchange.

Ingredient - Drug Pq

This Ingredient profile represents the active ingredient(s) of a drug substance or product. It references one SubstanceDefinition resource and can include the strength or concentration of that substance.

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Bottle of 30 tablets

Substance - Drug PQ

This Substance profile represents identifying information about an actual batch of substance (an instance).

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SubstanceDefinition - Component Substance Drug PQ

This SubstanceDefinition profile represents the chemical or biological details about a substance associated with an active ingredient (molecular weight, molecular formula, stereochemistry, protein or nucleic acid subunits).

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Container Closure System

Bundle – Container Closure System PQ

Container Closure System domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data in CTD sections 3.2.P.7 Container Closure System and 3.2.S.6 Container Closure System.

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PackagedProductDefinition - Drug PQ

This PackagedProductDefinition profile represents information about the packaging for a drug product or drug substance.

Drug Specification

Bundle – Drug Product Specification PQ

Specification domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.P.5 Control of Drug Product, subsection 3.2.P.5.1 Specification(s).

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SPECIFICATION(S) FOR DRUG PRODUCT

Narrative description of specifications

Identification

Identification

Impurities

Bundle - Product Impurities PQ

Impurities domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.P.5 Control of Drug Product, subsection 3.2.P.5.5 Characterisation of Impurities and CTD section 3.2.S.3 Characterisation, subsection 3.2.S.3.2 Impurities.

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Degradation
Impurities
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Manufacturing Process

Bundle - Product Manufacturing PQ

Manufacturing Process domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.P.3 Manufacture, subsection 3.2.P.3.3 Description of Manufacturing Process and Process Controls and CTD section 3.2.S.2 Manufacture, subsection 3.2.S.2.2 Description of Manufacturing Process and Process Controls.

Bundle - Product Process Validation PQ

Process Validation domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.P.3 Manufacture, subsection 3.2.P.3.5 Process Validation and/or Evaluation and CTD section 3.2.S.2 Manufacture, subsection 3.2.S.2.5 Process Validation and/or Evaluation.

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Procedure - Drug PQ

This Procedure profile represents the actual performance of a manufacturing step, so that measurements can be recorded (via Observations), such as the actual “hold time” used, or the “bioburden” at the beginning or end of the step. The Procedure may record which device was used in the performance of a manufacturing step.

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Process 1.0
Process 1.0

Narrative description of manufacturing process (5)

Organizations

Bundle - Organizations PQ

Organizations domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.P.3 Manufacture, subsection 3.2.P.3.1 Manufacturer(s) and CTD section 3.2.S.2 Manufacture, subsection 3.2.S.2.1 Manufacturer(s).

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Organization - Drug PQ

This Organization profile represents information about a pharmaceutical company or site that performed drug testing or manufacturing.

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Process Validation

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DP PROCESS VALIDATION

Pre-defined validation acceptance criteria were established based on manufacturing development data derived from process characterization studies…

Stability Study

Bundle – Drug Stability PQ

Stability Study domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.P.8 Stability, subsection 3.2.P.8.3 Stability Data, and CTD section 3.2.S.7 Stability, subsection 3.2.S.7.3 Stability Data.

Example: Bundle – Stability, product

Example of Bundle – Stability for drug product.

Example: Bundle – Stability, substance

Example of Bundle – Stability for drug substance.

Extensions

Extension - Actual Yield PQ

The actual weight of a batch

Extension - Formulation Number PQ

An identifying number for the particular substance formulation in the batch

Extension - Packaging Date PQ

The date when the batch was packaged

Extension - Plan Document Reference PQ

A link to a document or image that describes the process of this plan

Extension - Qualified Value Criticality PQ

A measure of how important the control value of this process step is

Component Building Blocks

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ActivityDefinition - Test Drug PQ

This ActivityDefinition profile represents a set of tests and their acceptance criteria through the contained ObservationDefinition resources.

Bundle - Drug Product PQ

Identification domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.P.2 Pharmaceutical Development, subsection 3.2.P.2.2 Drug Product.

Bundle – Drug Product Excipients PQ

Identification domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data used in CTD section 3.2.P.4 Control of Excipients, subsections 3.2.P.4.5 Excipients of Human or Animal Origin and 3.2.P.4.6 Novel Excipients.

Bundle – Drug Reference Standards PQ

Composition domain: This Bundle profile represents the structured data in CTD sections 3.2.P.6 Reference Standards or Materials and 3.2.S.5 Reference Standards or Materials.

DeviceDefinition - Drug PQ

This DeviceDefinition profile represents information about devices and equipment used in pharmaceutical quality (PQ) data gathering.

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DiagnosticReport - Analysis Drug PQ

This DiagnosticReport profile represents results from a batch analysis, stability study, characterization study, impurities analysis, manufacturing process validation study, etc.

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DocumentReference - Drug PQ

This DocumentReference profile references a document of any kind, including a diagram or image, that is necessary for pharmaceutical quality (PQ) data exchange.

Example of ActivityDefinition - Test for test set: Long-term - 25°C/60% RH - XYZ.
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Lyophilization
ManufacturedItemDefinition - Drug PQ

This ManufacturedItemDefinition profile represents information about the physical packaged medication item, such as a tablet or capsule.

MedicinalProductDefinition - Drug Product PQ

This MedicinalProductDefinition profile represents information that identifies the drug product.

Observation - Test Result Drug PQ

This Observation profile represents the result of a specific test defined by an ObservationDefinition resource.

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ObservationDefinition - Test Method PQ

This ObservationDefinition profile represents information about pharmaceutical quality (PQ) tests and acceptance criteria.

PlanDefinition - Drug PQ

This PlanDefinition profile represents a protocol, analytical procedure, manufacturing process, or other workflow definition used in pharmaceutical quality (PQ) data gathering.

Specimen - Drug PQ

This Specimen profile represents identifying information about an individual specimen (an instance).

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SpecimenDefinition - Drug PQ

This SpecimenDefinition profile represents information about the treatment of a specimen, such as storage conditions and test duration.

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Stability Monitoring Program

Narrative description of Stability Study

Test Category

This value set contains codes for test category.

Structures: Extension Definitions

These define constraints on FHIR data types for systems conforming to this implementation guide.

Extension - Actual Yield Unfiltered PQ

The actual weight of a batch, before filtering

Extension - Batch Derived From PQ

A reference to another batch that this batch is derived from

Extension - Batch Designation PQ

A batch's type in terms of its general size

Extension - Batch Number of Full Shelves PQ

The count of full shelves from which batches are selected for testing

Extension - Batch Number of Items PQ

The number of items (e.g., tablets) produced in a manufacturing batch.

Extension - Batch Number of Partial Shelves PQ

The number of partially filled shelves from which batches are selected for testing

Extension - Batch Number of Vials PQ

The count of vials selected for testing

Extension - Batch Release Date PQ

The date when a batch was made available

Extension - Batch Retest Date PQ

The date that a batch is due to be tested again

Extension - Batch Storage Duration PQ

The length of time for which a batch is stored, before being tested

Extension - Batch Substance Batch PQ

A reference to a substance that this batch consists of

Extension - Container Orientation PQ

The spatial orientation of the container when tested, for instance horizontal or vertical

Extension - History of Process PQ

A textual description of the previous versions, decisions and development of this process

Extension - Impurity Origin PQ

The source of this impurity

Extension - Manufacturing Participant PQ

A reference to a substance that takes part in a process step

Extension - Manufacturing Process PQ

A reference to the process of manufacture of this batch (PlanDefinition)

Extension - Medication Definition PQ

The MedicinalProductDefinition that corresponds to a medication

Extension - Novel Excipient PQ

Whether or not an excipient (inactive ingredient) in a product is considered 'novel'

Extension - Package Definition PQ

A reference to the packaging for a medication (PackagedProductDefinition)

Extension - Packaging Site PQ

The organization that packaged this batch (reference to an Organization)

Extension - Process Parameters PQ

A property value or setting that this process step must use, e.g., a certain temperature or duration

Extension - Process Step Scale PQ

A scale size description that applies to a process step, such as 'production' or 'laboratory'

Extension - Qualified Value Display PQ

A displayable version of a qualified value, formatted for showing to a user

Extension - Qualified Value Target PQ

A target, desired, amount for a qualified value, from within the allowable range

Extension - Qualified Value Text PQ

A string based acceptable range description

Extension - Site Utilization PQ

The role that the site performs, in the overall context of manufacturing

Extension - Statistical Model PQ

Information about the statistical model utilized to interpret results

Extension - Substance Property Parameter PQ

A parameter to a substance property, such as the concentration or pH at which the property value applies

Extension - Substance Property Range PQ

Allows a characteristic or property to use a range datatype, instead of a single value

Extension - Suitability for Use PQ

Whether an excipient is considered suitable for use in this product or item

Extension - Test Comment PQ

A textual comment that further describes an aspect of a test requirement

Extension - Time Point Description PQ

A code that further describes a time point, such as 'delayed start'

Extension Target Fill Weight PQ

The desired amount of substance in each item to be made from the batch (e.g., a vial)

Terminology: Value Sets

These define sets of codes used by systems conforming to this implementation guide.

Batch Designation

This value set contains codes for batch designation.

Characterization Steps

This value set contains codes for structure characterization technique.

Closure Types

This value set contains codes for closure types.

Colors

This value set contains codes for drug substance or product color.

Container Orientations

This value set contains codes for container orientation.

Device Properties

This value set contains codes for device property.

Device Type

This value set contains example codes for device type in pharmaceutical quality industry.

Diagram Types

This value set contains codes for diagram type.

Equipment Classes

This value set contains codes for manufacturing equipment class.

Goal Priority

This value set contains example codes for goal priority used in pharmaceutical quality industry.

Grades

This value set contains codes for package grade.

ISO Country two letter codes

This value set contains codes for ISO Country two letter codes.

Impurity Origins

This value set contains codes for impurity origin.

Impurity Types

This value set contains codes for impurity type.

Ingredient Function

This value set contains codes for ingredient function.

Manufactured Item Property

This value set contains example codes for manufactured item property in pharmaceutical quality industry.

Manufacturing Participant Role

This value set contains codes for manufacturing participant.

Manufacturing Step

This value set contains codes for manufacturing step.

Manufacturing Step Scale

This value set contains codes for manufacturing step scale.

MedicinalProduct Characteristic Type

Example codes for MedicinalProduct.characteristic.type

Medicine Dose Form EDQM

EDQM (European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare) Dose Form codes. This Value Set includes all the EDQM Standard Terms having:

[Concept Status] = ‘Current’ AND

[Concept Class] IN (‘PDF’, ‘CMT’, ‘CDF’, ‘PFT') AND

[Domain] = 'Human and Veterinary'

PDF = 'Pharmaceutical dose form'; CMT = 'Combined terms'; CDF = 'Combined pharmaceutical dose form'; PFT = 'Patient Friendly'

Medicine Route of Administration EDQM

EDQM (European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare) Route of Administration codes. This Value Set includes all the EDQM Standard Terms having:

[Concept Status] = ‘Current’ AND

[Concept Class] = 'ROA' AND

[Domain] = 'Human and Veterinary'

ROA = 'Route of administration'

Package Property

This value set contains codes for package property.

Pharmaceutical Organization Type

This value set contains codes for pharmaceutical organization types.

Plan Type

This value set contains codes for pharmaceutical plan type.

Process Parameter

This value set contains codes for process parameter.

Process Validation Procedure

This value set contains example process validation procedure codes for use in pharmaceutical quality industry.

Product Name Type

This value set contains example codes for product name type in pharmaceutical quality industry.

Product Site Utilization

This value set contains codes for product site utilization type.

Qualified Value Criticality

This value set contains example codes for observation qualified value criticality.

Report Type

This value set contains codes for pharmaceutical report type.

Specification Type

This value set contains example codes for specification type in pharmaceutical quality industry.

Substance Property

This value set contains example codes for substance property types in pharmaceutical quality industry.

Substance Property Value

This value set contains example codes for substance property values in pharmaceutical quality industry.

Test Method

This value set contains example codes for test methods in pharmaceutical quality industry.

Time Point Description

This value set contains codes for time point description.

Terminology: Code Systems

These define new code systems used by systems conforming to this implementation guide.

Batch Designation Codes

This code system contains codes for batch designation in pharmaceutical quality.

Closure Type Codes

This code system contains codes for closure type.

Container Orientation Codes

This code system contains codes for container orientation.

Device Property Codes

This code system contains codes for device property.

Device Type - example

This example code system contains example codes for device type used in pharmaceutical quality industry.

Diagram Type Codes

This code system contains codes for diagram type.

Drug Substance or Product Color Codes

This code system contains codes for color in drug substances or products.

Example Local Codes - Drug

This example code system contains temporary example codes used in pharmaceutical quality industry.

Goal Priority - example

This example code system contains example codes for goal priority used in pharmaceutical quality industry.

Impurity Origin Codes

This code system contains codes for impurity origin.

Impurity Type Codes

This code system contains codes for impurity type.

Ingredient Function Codes

This code system contains codes for ingredient function.

Manufactured Item Property - example

This example code system contains example codes for manufactured item property used in pharmaceutical quality industry.

Manufacturing Participant Role Codes

This code system contains codes for manufacturing participant role.

Manufacturing Step Codes

This code system contains codes for manufacturing step.

Manufacturing Step Scale Codes

This code system contains codes for manufacturing step scale.

Observation Qualified Value Criticality Codes

This code system contains codes for observation qualified value criticality.

Package Grade Codes

This code system contains codes for package grade.

Package Property Codes

This code system contains codes for package property.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Equipment Class Codes

This code system contains codes for pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment class.

Pharmaceutical Organization Type Codes

This code system contains codes for pharmaceutical organization type.

Pharmaceutical Plan Type Codes

This code system contains codes for pharmaceutical plan type.

Pharmaceutical Report Type Codes

This code system contains codes for pharmaceutical report type.

Pharmaceutical Test Category Codes

This code system contains codes for pharmaceutical test category.

Process Parameter Codes

This code system contains codes for process parameter.

Product Name Type - example

This example code system contains example codes for product name type used in pharmaceutical quality industry.

Product Site Utilization Type Codes

This code system contains codes for product site utilization type.

Specification Type - example

This example code system contains example codes for specification type used in pharmaceutical quality industry.

Structure Characterization Technique Codes

This code system contains codes for structure characterization technique in pharmaceutical quality.

Substance Property - example

This example code system contains example codes for substance property types used in pharmaceutical quality industry.

Substance Property Value - example

This example code system contains example codes for substance property values used in pharmaceutical quality industry.