FDA considers software validation to be “confirmation by examination and provision of objective evidence that software specifications conform to user needs and intended uses, and that the particular requirements implemented through software can be consistently fulfilled.”
The software development process should be sufficiently well planned, controlled, and documented to detect and correct unexpected results from software changes. The documentation and reports should cover the relevant steps of the validation life cycle.
Industry guidance for computer system validation is the GAMP Guide, now in its fifth edition and known as GAMP5 published by ISPE (2008). This guidance gives practical advice on how to satisfy regulatory requirements. httpss://ispe.org/publications/guidance-documents/gamp-5
Software validation is a requirement of the Quality System Regulation (QSR) of the validation life cycle which includes the following elements:
the determination that persons who develop, maintain, or use electronic systems have the education, training, and experience to perform their assigned tasks
establishment of and adherence to written policies that hold individuals accountable for actions initiated under their electronic signatures
appropriate controls over systems documentation
controls for open systems corresponding to controls for closed systems bulleted above (§ 11.30)
requirements related to electronic signatures (e.g., §§ 11.50, 11.70, 11.100, 11.200, and 11.300)
Statutory and Regulatory Requirement: Software Validation
General Principles of Software Validation; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff
For FDA purposes, this guidance applies to any software related to a regulated medical device, as defined by Section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act) and by current FDA software and regulatory policy. (See Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 820, and 61 Federal Register (FR) 52602, respectively.)
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The Good Automated Manufacturing Practice (GAMP) Guide for Validation of Automated Systems, GAMP 4 (ISPE/GAMP Forum, 2001) (https://www.ispe.org/gamp/)
ISO/IEC 17799:2000 (BS 7799:2000) Information technology – Code of practice for information security management (ISO/IEC, 2000)
ISO 14971:2002 Medical Devices- Application of risk management to medical devices (ISO, 2001)
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