Short Note on Conduct of a non-clinical laboratory studies | Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance

Question: Write a short note on Conduct of a non-clinical laboratory studies. [Quality Assurance in Pharmacy]

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Read here: Protocol for non-clinical studies 

Conduct of a non-clinical laboratory studies:

1. The nonclinical laboratory study shall be conducted in accordance with the protocol.
2. The test systems shall be monitored in conformity with the protocol.
3. Specimens shall be identified by test system, study, nature, and date of collection. This information shall be located on the specimen container or shall accompany the specimen in a manner that precludes error in the recording and storage of data.
4. Records of gross findings for a specimen from postmortem observations should be available to a pathologist when examining that specimen histopathologically.
5. All data generated during the conduct of a nonclinical laboratory study, except those that are generated by automated data collection systems, shall be recorded directly, promptly, and legibly in ink. All data entries shall be dated on the date of entry and signed or initialed by the person entering the data. Any change in entries shall be made so as not to obscure the original entry, shall indicate the reason for such change, and shall be dated and signed or identified at the time of the change. In automated data collection systems, the individual responsible for direct data input shall be identified at the time of data input. Any change in automated data entries shall be made so as not to obscure the original entry, shall indicate the reason for change, shall be dated, and the responsible individual shall be identified.

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