30 March 2020

QLIMS for Cannabis Companies - Part 3 of 3: Medicinal Cannabis Manufacturing




The final part of this series will focus on how QLIMS supports the manufacturing of medicinal cannabis products.

The focus will be data management, final product formulations, compliance with GMP guidelines and workflow tracking.


Medicinal Cannabis Manufacturing


A large number of medicinal cannabis facilities set up across Australia are focused on manufacturing for local and exporting. As such the sampling numbers are going to be very high so a system to effectively manage all that data, maintain traceability and help keep compliant with GMP will be important.

As seen from our previous posts, no matter what data you are looking to record and track a LIMS can help.

How can QLIMS help you?


1.Manage the metadata associated with each stage of the manufacturing process including:
    1. Extraction
    2. Filtration
    3. Purification
    4. Final product formulation

2. Track chain of custody from suppliers to third party testing of raw ingredients and final products

4. Automatically flag samples that are out of specification

3. Ability to capture subsidiary data including COA's against individual samples and batches

4. Create and Manage final and intermediate product formulations against batches, recording accurate quantities of raw ingredients

5. Track consumables used during the extraction, filtration and purification process and integrate with existing inventory management systems for full scale tracking and ordering of consumables.

7. Print barcodes and labels for end-to-end  traceability of samples

8. Track complaints and presentative actions in accordance with ISO17025

9. Business Intelligence Reporting - Including cost per batches, cost of consumables used during the the manufacturing process

These are some of the major areas where QLIMS can assist with GMP compliance and improve automation at your manufacturing facility. 

Stay tuned for further posts on how QLIMS can assist lab groups to work remotely under the current difficult circumstances.