Explains in detail how to develop and manage qualification protocols and their associated documentation for all of the validation department functions Shows how to perform qualification testing and establish a requalification program Describes how various documents relate to each other and to an overall documentation system Discusses in details key function areas, such as Cleaning, Facilities and Utilities, Equipment, Computers and Software, and Process Provides ready-to-use protocols and protocol templates All current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Good Clinical Practices (GCP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and ISO 9000 standards and regulations require that validation document be established and followed. Yet these regulations do not provide guidelines on how to produce documentation such as qualification protocols. How to Develop and Manage Qualification Protocols for FDA Compliance focuses specifically on the FDA documentation requirements, providing concrete guidance on how to develop and manage qualification protocols and their associated documentation to ensure your company is not at risk. Key function areas, such as cleaning, facilities and utilities, equipment, computers and software, and process are discussed in detail. The book contains 35 validation procedures and 30 forms that can be used to establish a validation documentation system and provides protocol templates you can use as your own. Numerous diagrams and graphics are used to illustrate key points. Most importantly, this book will provides hands-on, "been there" advice on how to: Write protocols and final reports Develop protocol formats and style guides Establish a documentation review and approval system Implement document control and forms control programs Migrate your documentation system from paper to electronic format If your responsibilities include writing and managing qualification protocols for drug products and related industries, here's all

While FDA regulations, cGMP, GLP, GCP, and the industry standard ISO 9000 require that documentation be established and followed, they do not provide guidelines on how to produce that documentation. Pharmaceutical Equipment Validation gives details on how to demonstrate compliance, what data to use, and how to produce the appropriate documentation. This book's user-friendly diagrams and other clear graphics illustrate key ideas throughout each protocol, offering a bird's-eye view of what is coming next-and they quickly guide you through the equipment validation. The author provides a thorough understanding of how to prepare, test, and complete equipment qualification protocols. He also explains how to perform qualification testing and whether to test the equipment for a worst case scenario. No other book deals exclusively with the key issues of equipment qualification and process validation for pharmaceutical process equipment-and provides instructions on how to achieve it. With pragmatic approach, this book includes 38 useful protocol templates, already completed, that provide instant answers to most protocol writing and testing questions. These templates cover specific equipment types, such, and provide accurate, industry acceptable equipment qualification protocols. Step-by-step, they show how to qualify each piece of equipment, and they provide a check for readers own protocols.