Current good manufacturing practice standard operating procedures

It is current good manufacturing practice for a manufacturer to establish and follow written standard operating procedures to clean production equipment in a manner that precludes contamination of current and future batches. This is especially critical where contamination may present direct safety concerns, as with a potent drug such as a steroid (e.g., cortisone, and estrogen), antibiotic, or sulfa drug, where there are hypersensitivity concerns. 

Current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs) Practices or procedures that the regulatory agencies currently consider to be the standard, accepted manner of operation for products made for human consumption either in a clinical or commercial venue. 

Authorized written standard operating procedures (SOPs) for all sections of Good Manufacturing Practices guidelines are retained for reference and inspection. These SOPs are regularly reviewed and kept up to date by authorized persons. The reasons for revision are documented. A system is in place to ensure that only current SOPs are in use. Records of SOPs for all computer and automated systems are retained where appropriate. 

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