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GxP Lifeline - Medical Device - November 2011
The two (2) essential resources available to regulated life-science professionals regarding the validation of computer systems are: the United State's Food and Drugs Administration's (US FDA) rule on Electronic Records/Signatures (21 CFR Part 11 a.k.a. Part 11) and the EMEA's Guidelines to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) - Annex 11, Computerized Systems (a.k.a. EU Annex 11).
Part 11 establishes the requirements for the technical and procedural controls that must be met by the regulated user if the regulated user chooses to maintain regulated records electronically. Part 11 was published in March 1997. It is strictly applicable in the US to all FDA program areas. Part 11 is applicable also to manufacturers outside of the US and its territories who wish to gain US FDA market approval. Part 11 applies to records in electronic form that are created, modified, maintained, archived, retrieved, or transmitted under any records requirements set forth in Agency regulations. For the purpose of this analysis it is required to consider the Part 11 Guideline (2003). This guidance is the one used by the FDA for interpretation and to enforce the Part 11 requirements established in the Part 11 regulation. (See Analysis of Part 11).
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