Concept of Validation
Concept of Validation
Master Plan
By
Dr. Abhishek Pandey
Assistant Professor
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TERMS & DEFINITION
➢ As per WHO
Validation means providing documented evidence that any
procedure, process, activity or system actually leads to the
expected results.
➢ As per ICH
Validation of analytical methodis the
process by which it is
established
characteristics by method
of the laboratory studies,
meet the requirements for
which thestandard.
predetermined performance
➢As per FDA
Validation is establishing documented evidence, which provides
a high degree of assurance that a specific process will produce
a product meeting its pre determined specification & quality
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HISTORY OF VALIDATION
▪The concept of validation was first proposed by two FDA
officials, Ted Byers and Bud Loftus, in the mid 1970’s in order
to improve the quality of pharmaceuticals.
▪It was proposed in direct response to several problems in the
sterility of large volume parenteral market.
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NEED FOR VALIDATION
1. Basic requirement for the product quality system.
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TYPES OFVALIDATION
➢ Prospective validation
Done during the product development stage. during this the
input resources are selected and clearly specified.
➢Concurrent validation
Which is carried out during production. In process quality
control parameter are also decided and recorded.
➢Revalidation
Revalidation is as a rule required under-
Change of formula, equipment, procedure or quality of raw
material.
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Changes to facilities and installation which influence the process.
On appearance of new finding based on current Knowledge.
➢Retrospective Validation
Based on a review and analysis of historical data. May be allowed
when the formulation procedure and equipment have not been
altered.
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PROCESS VALIDATION
✓Process Validation is “Establishing documented evidence
which provides a high degree of assurance that a specific
process will consistently produce a product meeting its pre-
determined specifications and quality attributes”.
✓Process validation involves a series of activities taking place
over the lifecycle of the product and process.
✓The activities relating to validation studies may be classified
into three stages
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The activities relating to validation studies may be classified into
three stages.
➢Process Design
➢Process Qualification
➢Continued Process Verification
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STAGES OFVALIDATION
❖ Conduct Installation qualification:
➢ IQ considerations are:
✓ Equipment design features (i.e. material of construction
clean ability, etc.)
✓ Installation conditions (wiring, utility, functionality, etc.)
✓ Safety features.
✓ Supplier documentation, prints, drawings and manuals.
✓ Software documented.
✓ Environmental conditions (such as clean
room requirements, temperature, and humidity)
❖ Conduct Operational qualification:
➢ OQ considerations include:
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✓Process control limits (time, temperature, pressure, line
speed, setup conditions, etc.)
✓Software parameters.
✓Raw material specifications
❖Conduct Performance qualification:
➢PQ considerations include:
✓Acceptability of the product.
✓Assurance of process capability as established in OQ.
✓Process repeatability, long term process stability
❖Re – Qualification :
Modification to, or relocation of
equipment should follow satisfactory review and
authorization of the documented change proposal through
the change control procedure.
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SCOPE OF VALIDATION
➢ Analytical
➢ Instrument Calibration
➢ Raw materials
➢ Packaging materials
➢ Equipment
➢ Facilities
➢ Manufacturing operations
➢ Product Design
➢ Cleaning
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IMPORTANCE OFVALIDATION
➢ Reduction of quality costs
➢ Process optimization
➢ Assurance of quality
➢ Safety
➢ Increased output
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REASONS FORVALIDATION
✓ Customer satisfaction: Non-conforming product can lead
to lost customers.
✓ Product liability: Conformance to product specifications
must be maintained.
✓ Reduced production costs: PV leads to reduced
inspections, testing, scrap and rework. Shifts costs from
production to prevention.
✓ Supports improvements: Testing data can be used to
support improvements in the process or the development of
the next generation of the process.
✓ Regulatory requirement
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VALIDATION PROTOCOLS
Validation protocol contain two section:-
1.Procedure
2.Form
Specific protocols (SOP’s) that provide detailed information on
what is to be validated.
Validation Protocols consist of:
▪A description of the process, equipment, or method to be
validated.
▪A description of the sampling procedure including the kind
and number of samples.
▪Acceptance criteria for test results.
▪Schedule or criteria for revalidation.
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VALIDATION MASTER PLAN
➢ Provides the roadmap for conducting validations.
➢ Establishes criticality of the process.
➢ Defines the validation approach.
➢ Documents rationale for decisions to “not validate”.
➢ Provides documented evidence of the validation
➢ Provides an easy to follow trail to locate relevant validation
documents and test data.
➢ Establishes requirements for process changes.
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VALIDATION SUMMERYREPORT
❑ VSR is a controlled document which lists all current
validation documentation to demonstrate that processes are
validated and specifies any revalidation requirements.
❑ Each VSR document number is referenced on the Process
Validation Master Plan, for ease of document retrieval.
❑ The VSR contains:
❑ Process title.
❑ Applicable uncontrolled documentation.
❑ List of all validation documentation.
❑ Revalidation requirements.
❑ Recurring validation requirements.
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CONCLUSION
Validation
▪A quality tool that makes lot of sense.
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