Air cleanliness rating for pharmaceutical production environments
Air cleanliness rating for pharmaceutical production environments
Air cleanliness rating for pharmaceutical production environments
February 20, 2023

The cleanliness level applicable pharmaceutical production dosage form and process


ClassA/ClassB

1) Filling of terminally sterilized large-volume injections (≥50 ml);
2) Non-terminal sterilized medicines: preparation of liquid medicines that do not require sterilization and filtration before filling; filling, subpackaging and plugging of injections; packaging materials that directly contact medicines are exposed to the environment after final treatment;
3) Production of biological products that are not sterilized and filtered before filling;
4) Exposure environment of sterile raw materials.

ClassC
1) Terminally sterilized drugs: dilution and filtration of injections; filling and sealing of small-volume injections; final treatment of packaging materials that directly contact drugs;
2) Preparation and filling of sterile eye drops for corneal trauma or surgery;
3) Production of biological products that need to be sterilized and filtered before filling;
4) Preparation of sterile and filtered medicinal liquid before filling.

ClassD
1) Concentrated formulation of terminally sterilized injections or diluted formulation using a closed system;
2) Capping of non-terminal sterilized sterile medicines;
3) The final fine cleaning of the packaging materials that directly contact with the drug;
4) Exposure process of non-terminal sterilized oral liquid medicines;
5) Exposure process of deep tissue trauma topical drugs and ophthalmic drugs;
6) Exposure procedures for oral administration other than rectal administration.

Controlling Area
1) The exposure process of terminally sterilized oral liquid medicines;
2) Exposure process of oral solid drug;
3) Exposure process of epidermal topical drugs;
4) Exposure process of rectal medication;
5) The production exposure environment of non-sterile APIs.

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