What We Covered
- 00:52 β Ed, Meranda and Brian welcome back Jim Mencel who shares his extensive experience with process validation
- 07:46 β The importance of Proven Acceptable Range (PAR) and Critical Process Parameter Program (CPP) Β
- 11:14 β The evolution of the batch documentation and the value of critical parameter studies Β
- 18:07 β Registration laws and gathering necessary stability data Β
- 20:49 β How validation material can be used for launch Β
- 24:15 β Jim speaks to the importance of writing a Protocol and having a quality supplier team Β
- 32:34 β Jim discusses timing when moving towards validation Β
- 38:02 β Jim reinforces the notion that communication is key when it comes to process validation Β
- 40:42 β Final recommendations Jim would give regarding process validation Β
Tweetable Quotes
βValidationβs very formal. Validation really, in a stage analogy, is Opening Night. This is where the critics are all present, everybodyβs breathing on you, youβre gonna be in the headlines the next day and everything needs to go right. So, when you think about it in that context, the validation batches are very visible to regulatory authorities.β
βYour batch record really is a document thatβs going to evolve. And if you look at the batch record for even the same step of a process, what thatβs going to look like when youβre in the early phases of clinical development is different from what itβs going to look like towards the end. Itβs going to be much more refined.β
βThere is a point where the process is the process. And as inefficient as it may be, itβs what you have.βΒ
βYes, your validation batches certainly count as launch stock as long as they pass all specs.βΒ
βWhen you go into validation, youβve gotta have your suppliers identified. And quality plays a huge role in assessing your suppliersβΒ
βWhat it all comes down to is that preparing for the validation is something that you should be thinking about as youβre making your later clinical batches, your Phase 2 batches especially.β
βWhen youβre in Phase Three itβs not a place to be penny-pinching. The old saying is, βyou drive for show, you put for dough.β When youβre validating, youβre putting for dough.βΒ
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