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  • P&ID

    Piping and Instrumentation Diagram

  • P&ID (Process/Piping and Instrument Diagram)

    A diagrammatic representation (drawing) of the piping, electrical and control systems required for a specific process and/or utility system.

  • P&ID (Process/Piping and Instrument Diagram)

    This diagram illustrates schematically the detailed piping, electrical, and control requirements of the system.

  • P53

    A gene that normally regulates the cell cycle and protects the cell from damage to its genome. Mutations in this gene cause cells to develop cancerous abnormalities.

  • PA

    Polyamide (Nylon®)

  • PAA

    Polaryl Amide

  • PAA

    Polyacrylic Acid

  • PAB

    Pharmaceutical Affairs Bureau

  • PAC

    Plasma Arc Cutting

  • PAC

    President’s Advisory Council (ISPE term)

  • Pack-out

    The pack-out process is used to describe how the packaging is assembled with the product and cooling medium.

  • Package

    The container closure system and labeling, associated components (e.g, dosing cups, droppers, spooms), and external packaging (e.g., cartons, shrink wrap).

  • Package Insert

  • Packaged Equipment

    An assembly of individual pieces or stages of equipment, complete with inter-connecting piping and connections for external piping. The assembly may be mounted on a skid or other structure prior to delivery.

  • Packaging

    All operations, including filling and labeling, which a bulk product has to undergo in order to become a finished product.

  • Packaging Cell Line

    A cell line that is designed to produce viral particles that do not contain nucleic acid. After transfection of these cells with a full-size viral genome, fully infective viral particles are assembled and released.

  • Packaging Component

    (EMEA – CHMP) Any single part of a container closure system including containers (e.g. ampoules, vials, bottles), closures (e.g. screw caps, stoppers), stopper overseals, container inner seals, administration accessories and container labels.

  • Packaging Component

    Any single part of a container closure system.

  • Packaging Material

    Any material employed in the packaging of a medicinal product, excluding any outer packaging used for transportation or shipment. Packaging materials are referred to as primary or secondary according to whether or not they are intended to be in direct contact with the product.

  • Packaging Material

    (ICH Q7) Any material intended to protect an intermediate or API during storage and transport.

  • Packing

    A type of shaft seal formed into coils, spirals, or rings rhat is compressed into the seal cavity.

  • PAD

    Pulsed Amperometric Detection (in HPLC)

  • PAE

    Polyarylether

  • PAEK

    Polyarylether Ketone

  • PAF

    Platelet-Activating Factor