Medicine and other products of the pharmaceutical industry should be made with a lot of care so that the end products when they reach the customers are not infected. To do this isolator barriers are used. These are made with materials that are least prone to corrosion. The pooling of the cleaning materials is not allowed. Also the environment inside the isolator made for the purpose of creating a barrier between the work process and the laboratory technician is controlled. This way the products can be manufactured with the required specifications.
All pharmacy products should be prepared in a sterile atmosphere so that no infections are got into the product. The internal conditions are always maintained at a level of sterilization. They provide personnel, environmental and product protection. Throughout the pharmaceutical industry this condition has to be maintained. And all companies have to adhere to this rule. They follow this rule in manufacturing or making all the products of the company at all times.
If this condition is not maintained infection at any stage can take place and it can be transmitted to other products that are stored together with it or transported with it to other locations. Long time exposure to these infections may make certain drugs unfit for consumption and it may bring a huge loss to the company financially. Also not taking such precautions may lead to losing their reputation and also business deals.
Hence the companies making drugs and allied products for pharmaceutical use need to follow the instructions strictly and have excellent barrier isolators in place. If not they will have to face the wrath of the public. The contamination in the products may be the cause of some lives and they may have to face a life time ban for the manufacture of drugs and may have to shut their company for lack of public support.
Barrier isolators can be of many kinds and the one that is used by the company will depend on the type of products it manufactures. But certain basic specifications should be met. For example, the isolation between the process and the operator should be maintained. Another important point is to see that the equipment hazards are not faced by operator for safety sake.
The enclosure should be made of a non corrosive material that can be cleaned easily too. The temperature and the level of humidity are maintained as per the required limits and great care is taken for any occurrence of any deviation from the standard values. An alarm will be heard if there is any. Thus maximum protection for the barrier isolator is sought for.