Maintenance of the validated state

How not to lose a validated system

Maintenance of the validated state is no less important than the validation itself.

Upon completion of proper validation and the launch of production, the object of validation / qualification moves into the state of operation and maintenance.

This means that from that moment one should take care that none of the activities performed should cause the loss of the validated state.

Stability after validation

Validate is not enough the key is to maintain the state of validation

The most common causes of the loss of the validated state are:

What is also connected with the operation and maintenance state is also withdrawal from use.

The stage of withdrawal from use is also incorporated into the validation life cycle and requires taking appropriate action.

The most frequent processes being part of the maintenance of the validated state include:

We perform the following, among other things, as part of the maintenance of the validated state:

Procedures and instructions

We develop relevant procedures and instructions

Training

We conduct training and implementations as per the instructions mentioned above

Incident management and change control

We take an active part in incident management and change control processes (we review and assess changes, supervise scheduled actions, perform validation activities – for example, preparation of documentation and testing)

Reviews

We perform periodic inspections

Revalidation and requalification

We do revalidation and re-qualification (to the extent identified in the risk assessment)

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