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R Raghunandanan
Mumbai
February 2010
Good Documentation Practices
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Quality Assurance
• The sum total of organized arrangements
made with the object of ensuring that
products are of the quality required fortheir intended use and that quality
systems are maintained.
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Good Manufacturing Practice
• That part of quality assurance which ensures
that medicinal products are consistently
produced, controlled and distributed to the
quality standards appropriate to their
intended use and as required by regulatory
commitments and specification
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Documentation
• Written procedures, instructions and records
associated with manufacturing, required to
demonstrate compliance with GMP, quality
control requirements, company standards and
any applicable regulatory requirements
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Good Documentation Practice
• Deals with good and acceptable practices in
document -
– Generation
– Handling
– Distribution
– Archival
– Retiring
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Document hierarchy
Policy
Procedures
Records
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Policies
• High level documents, depicts management
principles, e.g.:
– Quality Policy
– Validation Policy
– Training Policy
• Describes what should be achieved (not necessarily
how)• Also include the various plans like quality plan,
validation plan, calibration plan etc.
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Procedures
• The “how” of policies
• Describes what need to be done to achieve
the policy requirements
• Provides details
• Also called SOPs (standard operating
procedures), work instruction etc.
• Examples include – production procedures,
testing procedures, maintenance procedures
etc.
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Records
• Proof of having carried out an activity
• Proof of having achieved what is
required to• The final document at the end of a
process
• Tells you how a process was carried out
• A statutory document
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Documentation fundamentals
• Simple, clear and complete
documentation is at the heart of any
Quality Management System• Use simple, clear language to ‘state what
we do’ - then only we can ‘do what we
state’
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Documentation fundamentals
• Good documentation is the only proof that we
are (and we were) under control
– Since your documents may be seen after
few years of generation
– Since auditors have not witnessed what you
have done
– Since they depend only on documents
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Documentation fundamentals
• All document users should
– Have ready access to relevant documents
– Understand the contents clearly – Work with only current version
– Be trained in new versions before
introduction – Not make unauthorized changes
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Standard Operating Procedures
– Only write documents that are needed
– Involve the right people at the right
stage – Understand the full process first and
then write the document
– Write what is actually being or is to be
done
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Standard Operating Procedures
– Write documents to an elementary reading
level
– Use simple sentences
– Use legible font
– Avoid crowding on one page
– Use flow charts
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Standard Operating Procedures
• They are like one way traffic
• Just follow directions
- No more- No less
• If you can not follow an SOP
• Tell Your SupervisorIMMEDIATELY
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Good Documentation Practices
Never• Erase an entry
• Write over an entry (over-writing)
• Use typist’s fluid to erase entries• Use a pencil to make entries
• Use undefined abbreviations
• Make stray marks• Record data on scrap paper
• Always check before you sign
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Advantages of
Good Documentation Practices
• Provides traceability
• Easier investigations
• Consistency and compliance• Clarity in communication
• Easier product approvals and registrations
• Continued regulatory compliance• Confidence and less work pressure !!
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Golden rules of documentation
• If it is not documented,…… It is a rumor !!!!
• If it is documented, but not signed and dated……It is invalid !!!!
• In God alone we trust…….All others must provide data !!!!
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Why high standards of
documentation
• To ensure that we make safe and effective medicines
• To comply with GMP
• To comply with regulatory requirements
• Always remember the innocent unsuspecting patient
far away from you!
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What causes
documentation errors
• Procedures not followed
• Time pressure to complete the job
• Casual attitude, lack of seriousness (will younot be serious while writing your own bank
cheque??)
• Cumbersome and complex formats
• Based on assumption instead of physical
checks
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What can you do to prevent
documentation errors
Follow approved procedures
Understand that quality takes time
Ensure paperwork is correct
Perform your check as if it is the only check
Train everyone touching the document
Keep it simple, avoid complexities in documents
Have the right attitude towards documentation
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Regulatory requirements (1)
• Schedule M of Drugs and Cosmetics Act –
Section 12 on “Documentation and Records”
• Stipulates document design, contents,
approvals, archival, retention periods
• Compliance to the rules are mandatory
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Regulatory requirements (2)
• WHO Technical Report Series 823 Annex I,
Section 14
• Narrates principles and requirements of
documentation
• Describes the various documents, their
contents and records
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Regulatory requirements (6)
• US FDA, 21CFR Part 11, Electronic records and
Electronic signatures
• Part 11 applies to records in electronic form
that are created, modified, maintained,
archived, retrieved, or transmitted under any
records requirements
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Training on
Good Documentation Practices
• Class room training for all who touch documents
• Read through SOPs relevant to documentation in
groups and deliberate
• Carry out gap analysis of the relevant SOPs withrespect to documentation principles
• Read through EU / WHO / US FDA / Guidance
chapter on documentation in groups and deliberate
• Review Schedule U and Schedule M in groups and
deliberate
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In summary remember
• When we mistakes people could die !!
• Don’t assume there will be no errors
• Don’t rely on others getting it right• Do not backdate documents
• Do not sign off until the task is complete
• If instructions are wrong, stop and report it• Do not carry on with incorrect procedures
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