What is Water For Injection (WFI)?

How does water quality for injectable pharmaceuticals (known as Water For Injection or ‘WFI’) differ from other classifications of pharmaceutical-quality water? What do water supply system engineers/water system designers need to know when designing feed-supply water systems and pre-treatment processes in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector?

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TGA definition of Water for Injection:

“Water for injection, which is hypotonic, is indicated for dissolving or diluting injectable therapeutic substances for parenteral administration (where water is a suitable solvent).  Source: TGA definition (WFI).

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Questions such as these are answered in our online GMP education course for the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector, PMF104 – Pharmaceutical Water Systems.

The Water for Injection (WFI) component of the Pharmaceutical Water Systems Course is one fo the pharmaceutical industry education topics available online. You can take this single Certificate Course for Pharmaceutical Water Systems or complete the entire four-part series.

Water for Injection (WFI) of a 4-part series on pharmaceutical manufacturing fundamentals, covers the fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Water Systems designs, water quality testing and system validation processes, including Water for Injection (WFI).

Background of Pharmaceutical WFI and industry courses

Pharmaceutical Water Systems, including information on Water for Injections (WFI) and other water quality system information, is part of the four-part series: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Fundamentals (PMF). This 4-module e-learning series suits Pharmaceutical Industry professionals, including engineers and hospital teams. These courses will provide a foundational learning induction to the pharmaceutical manufaturing sector including WFI water quality and system designs.


These online PICS GMP regulatory compliance courses are best utilised when combined with blended learning solutions including onsite training, other GMP courses and relevant Annexes (such as Biological Manufacturing), and other learning modalities.


Our pharmaceutical manufacturing education options include courses on:

  • Contamination and cross-contamination risks in pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • Containment and contamination prevention and controls
  • Pharmaceutical Water Systems (design considerations, validation requirements and qualification procedures)

Who should take this e-learning course:

  • professionals who are new to the Pharmaceutical Industry or expanding their range of responsibilities
  • water system engineers, pharmaceutical water system maintenance contractors, etc.
  • pharmaceutical industry graduates and water quality/water testing engineers
  • hospital quality teams tasked with ensuring water for injection (WFI) meets purity standards
  • personnel and contractors involved with pharmaceutical water systems designs or equipment maintenance and validation
  • laboratory professionals clinical researchers working with biologicals and injectable medicines
  • other professionals newly employed in the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing industry who need to understand industry fundamentals relating to quality control and risk management

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Different Grades of Pharmaceutical Water including water for injection (WFI)

In the online training course, PMF104 – Pharmaceutical Water Systems, you’ll learn about different grades of water used in pharmaceutical manufacturing.  You’ll also become familiar with:

  • feedwater quality differences
  • pre-treatment processes for water used in pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • production methods including methods for purified water (PW)
  • production methods and sterlisation methods for water for injection (WFI)
  • water system design considerations in pharmaceutical manufacturing industries
  • validation/qualification procedures for pharmaceutical water systems
  • future trends in pharmaceutical water processing and testing
Learn about pharmaceutical water standards

For information on this 4-part Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Fundamentals (PMF Series) online training course, click here (or copy and paste the link below into your web browser).

https://www.onlinegmptraining.com/product-category/pharmaceutical-manufacturing-fundamentals/

Last updated on July 6th, 2023 at 09:38 am

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