Quality Assurance QA Procedures

Both barbiturates and benzodiazepines can be identified by using GC-MS methodologies, although each drug class requires a different pre-treatment routine prior to analysis. It should also be remembered, as with all chromatographic analyses, that blanks should be run between each sample nnder investigation and check standards analysed as required by the quality assurance (QA) procedures in place in the laboratory. 

Incorporate Quality Assurance (QA) procedures to reconfirm that all breakers are racked-out and "Red Tagged" prior to each plant startup... 

One of the most important achievements of the Bologna Process has been the development and implementation of specific Quality Assurance (QA) procedures for... 

In the author s experience, field residue trials can be conducted in Latin America under complete compliance with all ERA guidelines and recommendations. More time does need to be spent in planning and preparation to ensure that the personnel involved in the testing have been trained in GLP and that this training, as well as the compliance of equipment, storage and archival sites, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and quality assurance (QA) audits, are properly documented. 

Quality assurance (QA) is a generic term for all activities required to maintain quality in analytical results. These include laboratory management structures and sample documentation procedures, as well as the more practical sample preparation and analysis requirements (as described above). The ISO (International Organization for Standardization) develops standards across a wide range of areas, from screw threads to banking cards. The majority of ISO standards are specific to certain areas they are documented agreements containing technical specifications or precise criteria to be used... 

Because of the diversity of potential field testing and sampling activities during the characterization, there may be no specific quality assurance (QA) activities that apply to all sampling procedures. However, the following general QA principles would apply in most cases and are consistent with the QA guidelines published by USEPA s Environmental Response Team ... 

The first and foremost element for GMP is the quality system. This can be divided into Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC). QA is a total system approach. It sets out the compliance policies and procedures for all facets of drug manufacturing. QC is the practical extension of QA. The role of QC is concerned with inspection and testing of the manufacturing environment, raw materials, in-process intermediates, and finished products. 

An active program of surveillance of the quality of the immunostains produced must be defined. The primary elements of such a quality assurance (QA) program include procedures and policies for patient test management, quality control, proficiency testing, comparison of test results, relationship of clinical information to patient test results, personnel assessment, communications, complaint investigations, QA review with staff, and QA records. The documentation and review by the laboratory director of all QA procedures is imperative and cannot be overstressed. A brief explanation of each of the QA elements is as follows ... 

Similarly, ethos, the testimonial dependent upon the expertise and credibility of the witness, is critical. Evidence supplied by an impartial and credentialed observer may estabhsh comphance with control standard operating procedures (SOPs), accuracy of documentary evidence, and suitability of code design. Whereas the accuracy of logos transcends its interpretation, however, ethos proof must be evaluated on the basis of its source. Who said so , How does he or she know , and Why should he or she be trusted become the key questions. It is upon the importance of ethos that the important issues of independent, quality assurance (QA), and confirmatory investigation hes. Most ethos testimony takes the form of reports, observational records, and certifications. 

It is the responsibility of validation team members to foffow the procedures. The quality assurance (QA) manager is responsibfe for SOP compliance. 

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