Pharm Chem 3

is an undesirable characteristic of a product. It is defined as a failure to conform to specifications.

3 main categories of defects:

Defects can be classified as follows:

According to measurability:

According to seriousness or gravity:

most serious of the three defect types

more serious than a minor defects

are usually small, insignificant issues that don't affect the function or form of the item.

according to nature:

a piece of glass, usually very sharp, projecting inwards just inside the neck bore.