DienogestQualityChecker

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Dienogest Quality Checker — Dienogest (Progestogen for Endometriosis and COCs) (Ph. Eur. 2.8.1)

ℹ️ The utility checks assay, specific rotation, melting point, UV ratio, impurities (17-epi and 3-keto isomers), residual solvents.
ℹ️ Does not use machine learning — rule-based logic only.
⚠️ Critical for Visanne (endometriosis), Claira (COC), Nata (COC) production. Strict impurity control is mandatory due to high biological activity!

Usage:
DienogestQualityChecker.exe → demo mode (console output)
DienogestQualityChecker.exe input.csv output.json → evaluate your data

Input format:
BatchNumber,AssayPercent,SpecificRotation,MeltingPoint,UV240_280,Impurity17Epi,Impurity3Keto,TotalImpurities,LossOnDrying,HeavyMetals,ResidualSolvents,EthanolPPM,AcetonePPM,ClarityNTU,ColorAPHA

Example:
DNG-2026-001,99.8,32.5,197.5,2.0,0.2,0.1,0.4,0.3,5,1500,800,500,2,30

— WHY IS THIS NEEDED?
Dienogest — synthetic progestogen with unique profile (antiandrogenic, non-glucocorticoid), critical for:
• Endometriosis treatment (Visanne — monotherapy)
• Combined oral contraceptives (Claira, Nata — with ethinylestradiol)
• Therapy of uterine bleeding and fibroids
⚠️ CRITICAL:
• 17-Epi-dienogest — stereoisomer, reduces progestogenic activity and may cause side effects
• 3-Keto-dienogest — oxidation product, critical for stability
• Specific rotation +30.0° to +35.0° — key identification parameter (distinguishes from other progestogens)
• Melting point 195.0–200.0°C — confirms crystalline purity
Critical parameters:
• Assay 97.0–103.0% (on dried basis)
• Specific rotation +30.0° to +35.0° (in chloroform — unique range for dienogest!)
• Melting point 195.0–200.0°C (identification and purity)
• UV ratio A240/A280: 1.8–2.2 (maximum at 240 nm — structure confirmation)
• 17-Epi-dienogest ≤0.5% (stereoisomer — critical for activity!)
• 3-Keto-dienogest ≤0.5% (oxidation product)
• Total impurities ≤1.0%
• Loss on drying ≤0.5%
• Heavy metals ≤10 ppm
• Residual solvents ≤5000 ppm (ethanol, acetone, etc.)
• Clarity ≤5 NTU, color ≤50 APHA (for 0.1% solution in methanol)
⚠️ Note: Dienogest is sensitive to oxidation and light! Requires storage in light-protected packaging at temperature not exceeding 25°C. Analysis must be performed under light-protected conditions! 17-Epi isomer impurities are especially critical — affect pharmacological profile.

input.csv

BatchNumber,AssayPercent,SpecificRotation,MeltingPoint,UV240_280,Impurity17Epi,Impurity3Keto,TotalImpurities,LossOnDrying,HeavyMetals,ResidualSolvents,EthanolPPM,AcetonePPM,ClarityNTU,ColorAPHA
DNG-2026-001,99.8,32.5,197.5,2.0,0.2,0.1,0.4,0.3,5,1500,800,500,2,30

URS & FS — user requirements and functional specification

This document defines user requirements and functional specification for the quality-control utility. It supports deployment discussion, IQ/OQ preparation and QC workflow integration.

Utility: DienogestQualityCheckerAPI / object: DienogestCategory: Contraceptives

1. Scope

The Dienogest Quality Checker utility is used for Dienogest. The actual input.csv is the source of truth for the input structure; control criteria are defined by the executable and the domain description.

The utility does not use machine learning; decisions are produced by deterministic rules.

Categories: Contraceptives

Tags: assay, biologics, contraceptives, fixed-dose combinations, heavy metals, hormones, impurities, radiopharma, residual solvents

2. Execution modes

DienogestQualityChecker.exe                            → demo mode (console output)
DienogestQualityChecker.exe input.csv output.json      → evaluate your data

3. Key controlled areas

  • assay / content
  • purity and impurities
  • residual solvents
  • heavy metals / elemental impurities
  • pH and physicochemical parameters

4. Domain limits and critical parameters

  • ⚠️ Critical for Visanne (endometriosis), Claira (COC), Nata (COC) production. Strict impurity control is mandatory due to high biological activity!
  • ⚠️ CRITICAL:
  • 17-Epi-dienogest — stereoisomer, reduces progestogenic activity and may cause side effects
  • 3-Keto-dienogest — oxidation product, critical for stability
  • Specific rotation +30.0° to +35.0° — key identification parameter (distinguishes from other progestogens)
  • Melting point 195.0–200.0°C — confirms crystalline purity
  • Critical parameters:
  • Assay 97.0–103.0% (on dried basis)
  • Specific rotation +30.0° to +35.0° (in chloroform — unique range for dienogest!)
  • Melting point 195.0–200.0°C (identification and purity)
  • UV ratio A240/A280: 1.8–2.2 (maximum at 240 nm — structure confirmation)
  • 17-Epi-dienogest ≤0.5% (stereoisomer — critical for activity!)
  • 3-Keto-dienogest ≤0.5% (oxidation product)
  • Total impurities ≤1.0%
  • Loss on drying ≤0.5%
  • Heavy metals ≤10 ppm
  • Residual solvents ≤5000 ppm (ethanol, acetone, etc.)
  • Clarity ≤5 NTU, color ≤50 APHA (for 0.1% solution in methanol)
  • ⚠️ Note: Dienogest is sensitive to oxidation and light! Requires storage in light-protected packaging at temperature not exceeding 25°C. Analysis must be performed under light-protected conditions! 17-Epi isomer impurities are especially critical — affect pharmacological profile.
Limits stated in the description must be verified against the current approved specification, pharmacopoeial monograph and registration dossier before production use.

5. URS — user requirements

IDRequirementCriticalityAcceptance criterion
URS-001The system shall accept an input.csv file for Dienogest with the exact columns listed in the “Input data contract” section.HighA file with the correct header is processed without manual editing; missing mandatory columns produce FAIL/import error.
URS-002The system shall support execution without arguments in demo mode and execution with input.csv output.json for user data.MediumBoth execution scenarios produce a predictable result or clear diagnostic error.
URS-003The system shall perform rule-based controls for: assay / content, purity and impurities, residual solvents, heavy metals / elemental impurities, pH and physicochemical parameters.HighEach controlled parameter receives a status and message; the result does not depend on hidden Excel formulas or ML.
URS-004The system shall preserve traceability between batch/lot, source values, applied rules and final verdict.HighOutput includes batch identifier, source values, parameter statuses and critical findings.
URS-005The system shall generate machine-readable output.json for LIMS/ELN/MES, batch record and QA/QC review.HighJSON contains overall status, check array, warnings, failures and source-file reference.
URS-006The system shall support use in the client validation package: URS/FS, IQ/OQ preparation, installation and operational scenario checks.HighThe document, test scenarios and reproducible CSV/JSON flow are suitable for audit and internal approval.
URS-007The system shall clearly separate technical data errors from specification nonconformities.MediumSchema/type errors are not mixed with pharmacopoeial deviations and are reported separately.

6. input.csv data contract

The source of truth for the input schema is the actual input.csv header. Column names are technical identifiers and are not translated.

#ColumnTypeUnitDescriptionSampleControl rule
1BatchNumberidentifieras specifiedBatch NumberDNG-2026-001mandatory field; used for batch/lot traceability
2AssayPercentdecimal%Assay %99.8numeric value; compared with assay/purity limit from specification or method
3SpecificRotationdecimalas specifiedSpecific Rotation32.5mandatory numeric value; rule comparison is performed by the utility
4MeltingPointdecimal°CMelting Point197.5mandatory numeric value; rule comparison is performed by the utility
5UV240_280decimalas specifiedUV240 2802.0mandatory numeric value; rule comparison is performed by the utility
6Impurity17Epidecimalas specifiedImpurity17 Epi0.2numeric value; compared with individual or total impurity limit
7Impurity3Ketodecimalas specifiedImpurity3 Keto0.1numeric value; compared with individual or total impurity limit
8TotalImpuritiesdecimalas specifiedTotal Impurities0.4mandatory numeric value; rule comparison is performed by the utility
9LossOnDryingdecimalas specifiedLoss On Drying0.3mandatory numeric value; rule comparison is performed by the utility
10HeavyMetalsdecimalas specifiedHeavy Metals5numeric value; checked as elemental/metal impurity
11ResidualSolventsdecimalas specifiedResidual Solvents1500numeric value; checked as residual solvent against the applicable limit
12EthanolPPMdecimalppmEthanol PPM800numeric value; checked as residual solvent against the applicable limit
13AcetonePPMdecimalppmAcetone PPM500numeric value; checked as residual solvent against the applicable limit
14ClarityNTUdecimalas specifiedClarity NTU2mandatory numeric value; rule comparison is performed by the utility
15ColorAPHAdecimalas specifiedColor APHA30mandatory numeric value; rule comparison is performed by the utility

CSV example

BatchNumber,AssayPercent,SpecificRotation,MeltingPoint,UV240_280,Impurity17Epi,Impurity3Keto,TotalImpurities,LossOnDrying,HeavyMetals,ResidualSolvents,EthanolPPM,AcetonePPM,ClarityNTU,ColorAPHA
DNG-2026-001,99.8,32.5,197.5,2.0,0.2,0.1,0.4,0.3,5,1500,800,500,2,30

7. FS — functional specification

IDFunctionImplementation description
FS-001CLI entry pointThe executable DienogestQualityChecker.exe supports demo mode and input.csv output.json processing mode.
FS-002CSV parserThe import module reads CSV, validates header, column presence/order, value count and encoding. Decimal values are expected with a dot separator.
FS-003Field conversionEach column is converted to the expected type: identifier, text, decimal number, date/time or boolean flag.
FS-004Domain rule engineFor Dienogest, explicit rules are applied: range, minimum, maximum, absence of prohibited flag, data completeness or calculation-based check.
FS-005Criticality handlingCritical violations produce FAIL; non-critical deviations and incomplete data produce WARNING; full conformance produces PASS.
FS-006JSON writeroutput.json stores overall status, per-parameter results, source values, warnings, failures and diagnostic messages.
FS-007Integration contractThe CSV → JSON format is stable for invocation from LIMS/ELN/MES, scheduled task or wrapper service.
FS-008Error handlingSchema error, missing file, non-numeric value or JSON write failure returns diagnosable error without silent PASS.

8. output.json contract

The output file must be suitable for automated processing, audit review and correlation with the source input.csv row.

{
  "utility": "DienogestQualityChecker",
  "api": "Dienogest",
  "batchNumber": "DNG-2026-001",
  "overallStatus": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
  "checkedAtUtc": "2026-05-18T00:00:00Z",
  "checks": [
    {
      "parameter": "BatchNumber",
      "value": "DNG-2026-001",
      "unit": "as specified",
      "status": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
      "message": "Rule-based check result"
    },
    {
      "parameter": "AssayPercent",
      "value": "99.8",
      "unit": "%",
      "status": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
      "message": "Rule-based check result"
    },
    {
      "parameter": "SpecificRotation",
      "value": "32.5",
      "unit": "as specified",
      "status": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
      "message": "Rule-based check result"
    },
    {
      "parameter": "MeltingPoint",
      "value": "197.5",
      "unit": "°C",
      "status": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
      "message": "Rule-based check result"
    },
    {
      "parameter": "UV240_280",
      "value": "2.0",
      "unit": "as specified",
      "status": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
      "message": "Rule-based check result"
    },
    {
      "parameter": "Impurity17Epi",
      "value": "0.2",
      "unit": "as specified",
      "status": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
      "message": "Rule-based check result"
    },
    {
      "parameter": "Impurity3Keto",
      "value": "0.1",
      "unit": "as specified",
      "status": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
      "message": "Rule-based check result"
    },
    {
      "parameter": "TotalImpurities",
      "value": "0.4",
      "unit": "as specified",
      "status": "PASS|WARNING|FAIL",
      "message": "Rule-based check result"
    }
  ],
  "criticalFindings": [],
  "sourceFile": "input.csv"
}

9. OQ/PQ test scenarios

IDScenarioExpected result
TC-001Valid CSV with expected header and sample rowAll rows are processed; output contains PASS/WARNING/FAIL and parameter-level detail.
TC-002A mandatory input.csv column is missingImport is rejected or the row receives FAIL with schema reference.
TC-003A numeric field contains text or a blank valueType conversion error is recorded; the result is not hidden as PASS.
TC-004A parameter is outside specification or critical limitCritical parameters produce FAIL; non-critical deviations produce WARNING according to the rule.
TC-007Residual solvent above applicable limitFAIL is produced with solvent name and measured value.

10. QA/QC, CSV and change control

  • Before production use, the client records executable version, checksum, specification/monograph version, test CSV, expected JSON and IQ/OQ results.
  • Column names must not be changed without updating the validator and test scenarios.
  • The source CSV, output.json and utility version should be stored together as an evidence package.
  • Any change in control rules must go through change control and repeated OQ scenario verification.

Included in packages

Contraceptives QC Suite

Quality-control package for contraceptives: hormonal APIs, fixed combinations, implants, rings and intrauterine systems.

Open

Endocrinology QC Suite

QC package for endocrinology: thyroid, pituitary/peptide hormones, corticosteroids, sex hormones and selected metabolic medicines.

Open

Gynecology QC Suite

QC package for gynecology: hormones, contraceptives, uterotonics, anti-infectives and women’s-health medicines.

Open

Radiology QC Suite

QC package for radiology and diagnostic imaging: radiopharmaceuticals, PET/SPECT, contrast media, iodinated and gadolinium products, plus particle, sterility and endotoxin checks.

Open