Pharmaceutical Microbiology

Introduction

Pharmaceutical Microbiology is a science which deals with microorganisms related clean rooms and drug intermediates finished drugs. Microbiology has great disciplinary in pharma to evaluate the microorganisms in finished goods.

Introduction

Pharmaceutical Microbiology is an applied branch of Microbiology. It involves the study of Microorganisms associated with the manufacture of pharmaceuticals  e.g. minimizing the number of microorganisms in a process environment, excluding microorganisms and microbial biproducts like Exotoxin and Endotoxin from water and other starting materials, and ensuring the finished pharmaceutical product is sterile. Other aspects of pharmaceutical microbiology include the research and development of anti-infective agents the use of microorganisms to detect mutagenic, and carsinogenic activity in prospective drugs, and the use of microorganisms in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products like insulin and human growth hormones. 

Role of Microbiology in Pharmaceutical Industry:

Microbiology play an important role in pharmaceutical Industry to assure the Quality of the drugs. For assuring the drugs need to perform many microbiological tests i.e.

•   Environmental Monitoring
•  Water Analysis
•  Media Preparation 
• Growth Promotion Test
• Microbial Limit Test
• Bacterial Endotoxin Test
• Sterility Test
• Antimicrobial Efficacy Test
•   Preservative Efficacy Test