Pqa U3.2 GLP
Pqa U3.2 GLP
Pqa U3.2 GLP
Quality control of packaging material: Quality control test for containers, rubber closures
and secondary packing materials.
CONTENT
1. General requirements
2. Premises
3. Personal
4. Equipment
5. Chemicals & Reagents
6. Good House Keeping and Safety
7. Maintenance, calibration, validation of equipment
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CONTENT
8. Reference materials
9. Quality Assurance
10. Audit
11. Management review
12. Standard Operating Procedures
13. Protocols and Specifications archive
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PRINCIPLES OF GLP
To Promote development of quality test data and provide tool to ensure a sound approach
to the management of laboratory studies, including conduct, reporting and archiving.
A set of standards for ensuring the quality, reliability and integrity of studies, the reporting
of verifiable conclusions and traceability of data.
The principles require institutions to assign roles and responsibilities to staff in order to
ensure good operational management of each study.
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PRINCIPLES OF GLP
GLP principles apply to non-clinical studies which includes analytical aspects, safety of
items with respect to human health and/or environment.
The GLP principles are independent of the site where studies are performed (Manufacturer’s
lab, contract facility or university lab)
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PRINCIPLES OF GLP
Adherence to
GLP
False start and prevents/ removes
diminish the Many sources
incidence of of error and
incomplete or uncertainty
inconclusive
studies
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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
a) It is the responsibility of the management to ensure that the laboratory carry out its
testing, calibration, validation, all other technical activities in such a way as to meet
Good Laboratory Practices requirements.
a) Laboratory management shall have a qualified individual for carrying out all technical
activities and for the implementation of documented quality system and shall report to
the top management directly.
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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
c) The quality manager shall prepare a schedule for technical audit of the laboratory for
GLP compliance by an expert appointed by the top-management other than the in charge
of the laboratory and shall ensure the maintenance of documented quality system as per
Quality Manual.
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2- PREMISES
(a)(i) The laboratories shall be designed, constructed and maintained so as to prevent entry
of insects and rodents
(ii) Interior surface (walls, floor and ceilings) shall be smooth and free from cracks and
permits easy cleaning and disinfection;
(iii) Adequate provision is made not only for space and equipment for carrying out necessary
test but also for utilities like water, power and gas;
(iv) Air ventilation system shall ensure dust free environment;
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2- PREMISES
(b) Adequate space with proper storage conditions in the laboratory shall be provided for
keeping reference and working standards
(c) The air circulation is maintained in the area where sterility test is carried out as per
Schedule ‘M’
(d) Bio-burden shall be routinely maintained in the controlled and uncontrolled area. (e.g. air
locks)
(e) Animal House shall have the approval of the Committee for the Purpose of Control and
Supervision on Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA).
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3- PERSONNEL
(a) Staff in the laboratory shall possess necessary qualification, proper training and shall
have adequate experience for the assigned duties.
(c) Head of the laboratory must be of high professional standing with experience in drug
analysis and laboratory managements who is responsible for,
(i-iv)
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3- PERSONNEL
(i) ensuring the control and maintenance of documents including the quality system as per
the requirements of regulatory authorities which involve all raw data, SOPs, protocols,
trainings, charts, etc.
(ii) planning and organizing the audit of the quality system and initiation as well as follow
up action of the corrective actions, if any;
(iii) investigation of technical complaints;
(iv) taking final responsibilities for recommending any regulatory action in the event of
noncompliance of tested samples.
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4- EQUIPMENT
(a)The laboratory shall have all types of equipments necessary for carrying out the different
activities within the laboratory.
(c)The instruments, instrument bench and surrounding areas shall be kept clean and tidy at
all times.
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4- EQUIPMENT
(d) Instruments requiring calibration shall be calibrated at regular intervals and records of
such calibration or maintenance be maintained
(f) Burettes, pipettes, volumetric flasks, weight boxes, thermometers, etc., shall be
thoroughly checked for calibration before acceptance for use.
(g) Maintenance procedure SOP must be prepared and regular servicing must be performed
by the maintenance engineer or specialist
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(h) equipment records shall be maintained and such records shall contain the following.
(i) name of equipment or machine or apparatus;
(ii)manufacturer’s name , model number and type of identification;
(iii)serial number;
(iv)date on which equipment was received in laboratory;
(v)current location;
(vi) condition when received (e.g. new, used, reconditioned);
(vii) copy of the manufacturer operating instructions;
(viii) frequency of calibration;
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a) The storage and handling of chemicals and reagents shall be done considering the
physicochemical properties of these substances and the hazards involved in their use.
b) All reagents and solutions in the laboratory shall be properly identified with a label.
c) A standardization register shall be maintained by the laboratory along with its raw data
and SOP and standardization on stock solutions, standard solutions, volumetric solutions
must be prepared for the guidance to staff.
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(d) Containers of stock solutions and of standard shall bear the following details-
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6- HOUSE KEEPING
SOP for safety, house-keeping and loss prevention shall be prepared and include the
following requirements, namely:-
(i) Safety data sheets must be made available to staff before testing is carried out;
(ii) Drinking, eating and smoking shall not be permitted in the laboratories;
(iii) Staff must wear laboratory coats or other protective clothing including gloves and face
masks and eye protection whenever required;
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(iv) the laboratories shall have adequate first aid kit and fire fighting equipment and eye
washers
(v) operators carrying out sterility tests shall wear sterilized garments including headgear,
masks and shoes;
(vi) staff must be educated in the first aid techniques, emergency care and use of antidotes;
and
(vii) safety rules in handling cylinders of compressed gases must be observed and staff must
be familiar with relevant color identification codes.
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(a) All equipment, instruments and other devices used in the laboratory shall use appropriate
methods and procedures for all tests or calibration and they shall be qualified, calibrated and
recalibrated at predetermined intervals.
(b) The original equipment manufacturer’s recommendations be considered while fixing the
frequency of calibration.
(c) SOP for calibration and calibration schedule be prepared by the laboratory and a logbook
shall also be prepared by each laboratory for proper documentation of calibration results.
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8- REFERENCE MATERIALS
(a) Reference materials are necessary for the testing, calibration, validation or verification of
a sample or of equipment, instruments or other devices and all such materials shall be
traceable to agency authorized by Government of India or any other International body.
(b) All working standards shall be checked at appropriate intervals or before use to ensure
that it has not decomposed during storage. These observations be recorded in a register.
(c) All the reference and working standard shall be stored at appropriate storage condition;
those requiring storage between 2- 8°C shall be stored in a refrigerator.
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8- REFERENCE MATERIALS
(d) a register pertaining to reference and working materials must be maintained by the
laboratory. The following details may be mentioned in the register:
(i) source of supply
(ii) code number of the reference material;
(iii) date of receipt;
(iv) batch number or identification number of the supplying agency;
(v) details like assay value, water content or any other information provided;
(vi) storage condition of the material; and
(vii) date of expiry, if any and date of manufacturing if possible.
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9- QUALITY ASSURANCE
(a) The measurements and calibrations shall fully conform to the compendial requirements
and methods demonstrably based on validation protocols are followed.
(b) It should be effective in providing necessary assurance that the activities or processes or
techniques or practices comply with planned arrangements.
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9- QUALITY ASSURANCE
(d) Remedial action on the observations by internal and external audits are taken
appropriately and
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10- AUDITS
(a) Internal audits are done periodically with a predetermined schedule and procedure with
appropriate checklist. Internal quality audits shall be carried out by trained and qualified
personnel.
(b) The periodicity of quality audit shall be fixed by head of laboratory so that each activity
to be audited at least once in a year.
(c) Head of the lab will be responsible for initiation of the corrective action arising from
audits and verification of corrective action.
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Quality system review shall be conducted by the top management at least once in every
twelve months and agenda of review shall generally cover the following;
(i) report of internal audits;
(ii) matter arising from previous reviews
(iii) report of external audits, if any;
(iv) Complaints or feedback received from users of laboratory services;
(v) Details of in-house quality control checks;
(vi) induction training of new staff; and
(vii) any other requirements of the laboratory.
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12- SOP
SOP’s in addition to those recommended under various activities shall also be prepared to
(2) receipt, identification, storage, method and sampling of the test and control articles;
(4) coding of different studies, handling of data including use of computerized data system;
(5) operation of technical audit personnel in performing and reporting audits, inspections and
12- SOP
instruments;
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12- SOP
(12) maintenance of sterility room (i.e. constant maintenance and monitoring of Aseptic
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(17) housekeeping
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13- SPECIFICATIONS
(a) Every laboratory shall have a specification archives and current version of all necessary
specifications, shall be kept as per the requirements of the Act and the rules made thereunder
and the National Pharmacopoeia (Indian Pharmacopoeia)
(b) All updates and corrections must be noted in the master volumes of Pharmacopoeias to
prevent the use of obsolete sections; supplement and addendum shall also be made available
in the laboratory.
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13- SPECIFICATIONS
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❑ Our regulation of the conduct of nonclinical laboratory studies is important to ensure the
quality and integrity of data derived from those studies, the protection of human
subjects, and that marketing decisions are based on accurate and reliable data.
❑ Nonclinical laboratory study means in vivo or in vitro experiments in which test articles
are studied prospectively in test systems under laboratory conditions to determine their
safety.
❑ The term does not include studies utilizing human subjects or clinical studies in animals.
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Good Laboratory Practice for Nonclinical Laboratory Studies
Contents
1. Definition
2. History
3. General Provisions
4. Organization and personnel
5. Facilities
6. Equipment
7. Testing facilities operation
8. Test and Control Articles
9. Protocol for and Conduct of Nonclinical Study
10. Records and Reports
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Why GLP?
Development of quality test data
Mutual acceptance of data
Avoid duplication of data
Protection of human health and the environment
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Created GLP is a formal regulation that was by the FDA (United states food and drug
administration) in 1978.
Non-US companies that wanted to do business with the United States or register their
pharmacies in the United States had to comply with the United States GLP regulations.
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OECD (Organization for Economic Co- operation and Development) produced GLP
principles, that are international standard.
This part prescribes good laboratory practices for conducting non-clinical laboratory
studies that support or are intended to support applications for research or marketing permits
for products regulated by the FDA, including food and colour additives, animal food
additives, human and animal drugs, medical devices for human use, biological products.
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If the testing facility refuses to permit inspection the Food and Drug administration will
not consider a non-clinical laboratory study in support of an application for a research or
marketing permit.
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Each individual engaged in the conduct of or responsible for the supervision of a non-
clinical laboratory study shall have education, training, and experience
There shall be a sufficient number of personnel for the timely and proper conduct of the
study according to the protocol.
Personnel shall take necessary personal sanitation and health precautions designed to
avoid contamination of test and control articles and test systems.
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Personnel engaged in a non-clinical laboratory study shall wear clothing appropriate for
the duties they perform.
Any individual found at any time to have an illness that may adversely affect the quality
and integrity of the non-clinical laboratory study shall be excluded from direct contact with
test systems, test and control articles
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The study director has overall responsibility for the technical conduct of the study, as well
as for the interpretation, analysis, documentation and reporting of the results, and represents
the single point of study control.
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Study director
All experimental data, including observations of unanticipated response of the test system
are accurately recorded and verified.
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Monitoring each study to assure management that the facilities, equipment, personnel,
methods, practice, records, and controls are in conformance with the regulations in this part.
For any given study, the quality assurance unit shall be entirely separate from and
independent of the personnel engaged in the direction and conduct of that study.
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Each testing facility shall be of suitable size and construction to facilitate the proper
conduct of non-clinical laboratory studies. It shall be designed so that there is a degree of
separation that will prevent any further function or activity from having an adverse effect on
the study.
Separate areas shall be provided, as proposed, for the diagnosis, treatment, and control of
laboratory animal disease.
When animals are housed, facilities shall exist for the collection and disposal of all animal
waste and safe sanitary storage of waste before removal from the testing facility.
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Storage areas for the test and or control article shall be separated from areas housing the
test systems and shall be adequate to preserve the identity, strength, purity, and stability of
the articles.
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Separate laboratory space shall be provided, as needed, for performance of the routine and
specialised procedures required by non- clinical laboratory studies.
Space shall be provided for archives, limited access by authorized personnel only, for the
storage and retrieval of all raw data and specimens from completed studies.
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The identity, strength, purity, and composition or other characteristics which will
appropriately define the test or control article shall be determined for each batch and shall be
documented.
Methods of synthesis for test and control articles shall be documented by the sponsor or
the testing facility.
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Each storage container for a test or control article shall be labelled by name, chemical
abstract number, or code number, batch number, expiration date, if any, and, and, where
appropriate, storage conditions necessary to maintain the identity, strength, purity, and
composition of the test or control article.
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Test and control article handling Procedures shall be established for a system for the
handling of the test and control articles to ensure that:
There is proper storage.
Distribution is made in a manner designed to preclude the possibility of contamination,
deterioration, or damage.
Proper identification is maintained throughout the distribution process.
The receipt and distribution of each batch is documented. Such documentation shall
include the date and quantity of each batch distributed or returned.
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The number, body weight range, sex, source of supply, species, and age of the test system.
A description of the experimental design, including the methods for the control bias.
Each dosage level to be administered and the method and frequency of administration.
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The non-clinical laboratory study shall be conducted in accordance with the protocol.
Any change in these entries shall be made so as not to obscure the original entry, shall
indicate the reason for such change, and shall be dated and signed.
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A final report shall be prepared for each non- clinical laboratory study and shall include
Name and address of the facility performing the study and the dates
Statistical methods employed for analysing data.
The test and control articles identified by name, code number, strength, purity, and
composition or other characteristics.
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Stability of the test and control articles under the conditions of administration
A description of the methods used.
A description of the test system used.
A description of the dosage, frequency, route of administration, and duration.
The name of the study director, other scientists, supervisory personnel involved in the
study.
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The locations where all raw data, and the final report are to be stored.
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The final report shall be signed and dated by the study director.
The amendment shall clearly identify that part of the report that is being added to or
corrected and the reasons for the correction or addition, and shall be signed and dated by the
person responsible.
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All raw data, documentation, protocols, final reports, and generated as a result of a non-
clinical laboratory study shall be retained.
There shall be archives for orderly storage and expedient retrieval of all raw data,
documentation, protocols, specimens, and interim and final reports.
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