Vocab
What is the definition of pharming?
The process of genetically modifying plants and animals so that they produce substances which may be used as pharmaceuticals.
What does an animal health technician do?
Involved with the care of laboratory animals
What is the first step in producing a pharmaceutical?
Synthesis- the product is created
What two words make the word pharming?
Pharmaceuticals and farming
Sterilized to ensure no bacteria contaminates the cell cultures.
What is an embryo?
a living being in its earliest stage of development
What does a laboratory technician do?
Work in research laboratories and perform a great variety of tasks, including hands-on experiments, analyzing data and working with animals.
What is the second step in creating a pharmaceutical?
Purification- removing chemicals used in the process
What was the name of the first cloned sheep?
Dolly
What is the end result of production called?
Bulk-product
What is a PMP?
Plant-made pharmaceutical
What does a medical technologist do?
Perform tests in medical and hospital laboratories
What is the third step in the process of creating a pharmaceutical?
Formulation- involves chemical mixing operations to blend the active ingredient with other substances, such as fillers, needed in the final form.
What invention in the 1930's changed the pharmaceutical and food industry?
Antibiotics
What are examples of the final forms of product?
Solid (tablet or capsule), liquid, gels/creams, aerosols
What does transgenic mean?
an organism or cell whose genome has been altered by the introduction of one or more foreign DNA sequences from another species by artificial means.
Work with new medicines
What is the final step in creating a pharmaceutical?
Dosage- final form is dispensed into containers, labeled, and packaged.
Why is pharming useful?
Genetically engineered livestock and plants are cheaper to produce.
What are the three departments that ensure quality?
Quality control (QC)
Quality assurance (QA)
Validation
What does SOP stand for?
What do biomedical engineers do?
Work with the practical applications of science and math(engineering), which are then applied to the study of the human body.
What are the five rules for quality?
1. Understand customer needs
2. Say what you do- write down procedures
3. Do what you say- follow procedures
4. Prove it- keep records
5. Improve it
What is somatic cell nuclear transfer?
Somatic cell nuclear transfer, technique in which the nucleus of a somatic (body) cell is transferred to the cytoplasm of an enucleated egg (an egg that has had its own nucleus removed). Once inside the egg, the somatic nucleus is reprogrammed by egg cytoplasmic factors to become a zygote (fertilized egg) nucleus.
What is included in SOP's?
Effective date
Purpose
Scope
Responsibility
References (other SOPs)
Materials and equipment
Procedures
Approval signatures