Once you’ve decided where to locate your pharmaceutical company, the next step is to design a suitable layout for your pharmaceutical plant. VMS Consultants will provide you with the basic regulatory requirements for the construction of a pharmaceutical plant in a logical order corresponding to the steps of the operation.

What is a pharmaceutical plant layout:

The allocation of space and the arrangement of machines, furniture, and other important administration and necessary services needed in a production process within a factory building in a cost-effective manner and with the least amount of handling in processing the product from the receipt of raw material through the dilution process.

Features of a good pharmaceutical plant layout

A good pharmaceutical plant layout should have the following features

• Enough floor space must be available for machine installation and use.
• For low-cost processing, the machines should be set up so that only the absolute minimum amount of material handling is required.
• There should be no delays in the production process and it should flow smoothly from one location to the next.
• It must include sufficient health, safety, and security components, including a first aid kit, fire extinguisher, emergency exit, and access point.
• Effective supervision, coordination, and control of the production processes should be possible with a good layout.
• When necessary, adjustments and modifications ought to be possible.

Benefits of a good pharmaceutical plant layout:

The benefits of a good pharmaceutical plant layout are as follows:

• Making the best use of the floor space available for production operations
• Effective arrangements for the receipt, transportation, storage, and delivery of raw materials and finished goods.
• Improved product quality due to decreased risk of cross-contamination.
• Affordable material handling costs
• Reduced loss from waste and spoilage.
• Friendly working conditions that boost productivity.
• Higher output with a lower chance of human error
• Low incidence of occupational hazards and minimal risk of those hazards
• Reduced expenses and labour associated with production process supervision.

• Execution of control and supervision operations when necessary