Change Control Process and Management in Pharma - Guidelines - SOPs
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Critical Changes:
Major changes :
This covers the design change in the existing facility, HVAC, Purified
water & generation system, and introduction of new
equipment/replacement of existing equipment with a new one in an
existing qualified facility.
Minor changes:
A change is unlikely to have a detectable impact on the quality
attribute (safety, identity, strength, purity, quality) on a process,
material, product, and procedure.
QA shall issue the change control number and login shall be done in
Annexure-III.
The reason for change shall be defined in the change control under the
specified column.
A risk analysis report for all critical & major changes shall be prepared
following SOPfor “Quality Risk Management
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necessary and the same shall be enclosed with change control.
The initiator shall forward, the duly filled and signed change control
along with enclosures to the Head of Department/designee for
evaluation and approval.
For all major & critical changes (If required) the initiator shall prepare a
change implementation plan where applicable and that shall be
enclosed with change control.
If required DRA shall inform the authority about the change where
approval from the regulatory authority shall be taken prior to
implementation.
Review by QA:
Head QA put their comment in change control and classify the change
as minor/major/critical.
Approval of change control:
QA shall write the details like change effective date, first effective
product (if any) / or first effective batch (if any), and verify.
Note: If the proposed changes are with respect to the introduction of a new
product in the facility/Modification of facility then the TCD can be taken up
to 1 year. Further, if the activity is not completed within 1 year, a Request for
period extension (Annexure-IV) shall be initiated by the concerned
person/department.
QA shall assess the impact of delay in the committed action plan, and
may approve or reject the “Period Extension Request” as applicable.
If there is any deviation observed during the implementation of
change, it changes be handled following SOP for “Deviation / Incident
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action-capa/)”.
QA shall carry out the trend analysis for all the whole year change
control, at the beginning of the next year.
The trending shall be carried out for the changes to be done as minor,
major, and critical changes.
However, the trending of the major and critical changes shall be done,
like facility-related, document related, product related, Machine
related, etc.
Schedule M.
6.0 Glossary
QP : Qualified Person
IT : Information technology
QA : Quality Assurance
QC : Quality Control
HR : Human Resource
Originating :
Department
Originator :
Title of :
Change
Description of Activity:
1. Existing Activity :
2. Proposed Activity :
3. Reference (s) :
Outcome:
(Originated
By)
6. Approval / Rejection
Comments:
(Originating Dept.
Head)
(QA) Sign/Date
Equipment/Utilities/Instrument /facility
MFR/BMR/BPR/BOM
Qualification (DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ)
Stability Study
Drawings / Layouts
Specification / STP
Training Requirement
License
8. QA Comments :
QA/QC/Production/Engineering/HR/Store/IT/DRA/Purchase/Others______
10. Comments and Impact analysis of IAT (if required attach the separate
sheet)
11. Action Items
Stability to be charged
Validation Required
Qualification Required
Training to be given
Issuance of revised
Document
Others
Comments:
Details Tick (Ö) Remark (if any)
wherever
applicable
1)
Periodic review
for checking 2)
change control
3)
Verified By QA:
Results of qualification
Issuance of new documents
Head QA
Change in 1. BMR
manufacturing
Process/Formula/ 2. Stability study
parameters
3. BOM
5. Process Validation
6. Cleaning Process
7. Cleaning agents
8. Site Change
9. Waste handling
Nature of change Impact over the Documentation / Activity /
System
3. Container Closure
4. Component preparation
5. Process control
6. Process parameters
7. Cleaning process
8. Cleaning agents
9. Site change
3. Supplier/vendor
4. Source
5. Manufacturing site
6. Manufacturing process
Change/modification 1. Design/layouts
in Facility
2. Security Changes
5. Environmental Controls
6. Cleaning process/validations
7. Area Qualification
4. Stability protocols
6. Site/facility Change
5. Operating procedures
6. Earthing controls.
Nature of change Impact over the Documentation / Activity /
System
DI water, Purified
3. Periodical calibration and validation
Water, Compressed
gas, Steam, Electrical,
4. Specification and system monitoring
Emergency power,
Security system
5. Operating Procedures
7. Preventive maintenance
2. Vendor Qualifications
5. BOM
6. Stability study
7. Process Validation
8. Method Validations/verifications.
9. Working/impurity standards.
2. Material code
3. Specification
6. BPR
Nature of change Impact over the Documentation / Activity /
System
Nature of change Impact over the Documentation / Activity /
System
5. Method Validation/verification
3. Item Code
4. License renewal.
Sr. Initiation Change Initiating Proposed Classification Approval Expected The actual Status
control Dept. Change of Change Date date of date of
Date
No.
No. completion completion
Annexure-IV: Request for the period extension for the closing of
change control
From : Date :
Extension required :
Justification / Comments :
Head of Department
Comments:
Head QA
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