Learning path · Beginner
New QC analyst: your first month
The instruments and tests a new pharma QC analyst meets first, in the order you are likely to meet them.
- 12 steps
- For: Freshers joining a pharma QC lab
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- ReadThe analytical balanceAlmost every test starts with a weighing.
- ReadBalance daily performance checkThe check you will do every morning.
- ReadThe pH meter and its calibrationBuffers, slope and the most common daily calibration.
- CalculateMaking solutions: dilutionC1V1 = C2V2 for standards and samples.
- CalculateMaking solutions: molarityHow much buffer salt to weigh.
- ReadLoss on dryingA simple gravimetric test with a calculation.
- ReadWater content by Karl FischerThe most common water test.
- ReadIdentification by FTIRHow raw materials are identified.
- ReadWeight variation of tabletsYour first finished-product test.
- ReadDissolution of tabletsA key release test for tablets.
- ReadHPLC assayThe core quantitative test.
- ReadOut-of-specification resultsWhat happens when a result fails.