The primary objective of pharmaceutical manufacturing quality control is to ensure that pharmaceutical products are safe, effective, and meet the required quality standards.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the regulatory agency responsible for ensuring the quality of pharmaceutical products in the United States.

Validation is the process of ensuring that a pharmaceutical product meets its intended use.

Assay is the quality control test used to determine the purity of a pharmaceutical product.

Sterilization is the process of ensuring that a pharmaceutical product is free from harmful microorganisms.

Dissolution is the quality control test used to determine the dissolution rate of a pharmaceutical product.

Inspection is the process of ensuring that a pharmaceutical product is free from physical defects.

Uniformity of weight is the quality control test used to determine the uniformity of weight of a pharmaceutical product.

Stability testing is the process of ensuring that a pharmaceutical product is stable over time.

Hardness is the quality control test used to determine the hardness of a pharmaceutical product.

Sanitization is the process of ensuring that a pharmaceutical product is free from contamination.

Disintegration is the quality control test used to determine the disintegration time of a pharmaceutical product.

Filtration is the process of ensuring that a pharmaceutical product is free from foreign particles.

pH is the quality control test used to determine the pH of a pharmaceutical product.

Sterilization is the process of ensuring that a pharmaceutical product is free from microbial contamination.