What Does Performance Qualification Really Mean with the 2017 Version of USP <1058>?
Regulated laboratories must demonstrate that the analytical instruments they use are suitable for their intended use, and performing AIQ is the best way to do this. A well implemented AIQ process reduces potential audit risks associated with laboratory instruments and safeguards the data they generate. If the instrument is not performing as expected, the analytical results generated may be invalid.
The changes to USP <1058> in the 2017 version are significant and require laboratories to fundamentally re-evaluate their AIQ processes, or risk regulatory non-compliance. The 2017 version contains many similarities to the 2008 version, and there is a risk that laboratories make the following erroneous interpretation:
“The changes appear to be small and evolutionary in nature; we already complied with <1058>, so the changes have minimal impact on our laboratory.”
Agilent’s white paper series highlights and explains changes in the 2017 version of USP <1058>, so that laboratories realize the impact of the changes and implement appropriate updates to their AIQ processes and procedures (or risk a potential non-compliance in a regulatory audit).
The fourth white paper highlights what “Performance Qualification” really means by providing information on:
- Advancing AIQ - impact of 2017 <1058> on the 4Q’s model
- Limitations - why system suitability does not satisfy PQ requirements
- Complexity of Instruments - and impact on PQ requirements
- Options – for satisfying PQ testing requirements
- Answers to Common Questions - what you need to know about PQ and AIQ requirements
Part 1: What Has Changed with the 2017 Version of USP <1058>?
Part 2: How to Comply with the 2017 Version of USP <1058>
Part 3: The Role of Analytical Instrument Qualification in Data Integrity with 2017 USP <1058>
Download Part 4 of our white paper series to learn how Agilent can help make your lab compliant with USP <1058>.
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