Part 1: Regulatory background and validation of analytical methods
• FDA and international requirements
• The importance of ICH Q2 and USP chapters
• USP approach for method validation: USP Chapters 1220, 1224, 1225, 1226
• Learnings from the NEW FDA and WHO method validation guidelines
• The importance and steps of risk assessment for testing validation parameters
• Method revalidation and ongoing performance review
• Lessons from recent FDA inspections and Warning Letters
• Lifecycle approach and Quality by Design (QbD) for robust method development and validation
• Developing a validation plan and SOP
• ICH Q2 and USP 1225 validation and test parameters:
Accuracy, precision, intermediate precision, specificity, LOD, LOQ, linearity, range, robustness, ruggedness
• Examples for application specific acceptance criteria
• Examples for design and execution of test experiments
• Handling deviations from expected test results
• Going through an example validation report
• Different method validation requirements for GLP, GCP and GMP
Part 2 Verification of compendial and transfer of analytical methods
• FDA and equivalent international expectations
• Scope and objectives of USP <1226>
• USP <1226> verification requirements
• Risk based approach for type and extent of verification testing
• The main objective of formal method transfer
• Learnings from EU GMP Chapter 6 or method transfer
• USP <1224> : Choosing the approach for transfer
• Approach and benefits of comparative testing:
• Developing a risk based test plan for method transfer and verification