Overview: CAPA, Corrective and Preventive Action, is a major element of cGMP compliance. Sadly, it is also a key source of regulatory problems.
What are the greatest CAPA challenges? How can companies allocate scarce resources to those activities that have the greatest impact to product quality / safety, minimize resources on minor issues, and still satisfy the regulatory agencies? The US FDA and the EU have repeatedly stated that the majority of quality and regulatory activities are or should be "risk based". Changing a company's CAPA system to a true risk-based closed-loop system can result in the proper use of scarce resources, directed to activities that have a higher payoff in reduced liability, both civil and regulatory, and improved product function and safety.
Areas Covered in the Session:
FDA's and EU's emphasis
Major CAPA challenges
QSIT for a strategic, systems analysis of CAPA and high risk concerns
How to use your Risk Management Tools (per Q9 and ISO 14971)
CAPA - a crucial series of risk-based lifecycle deliverables