SEMINAR ON

PUBLISHED GUIDANCES

ICH-Q2A “Text on Validation of Analytical Procedure:(1994)

ICH-Q2B “Validation of Analytical Procedures: Methodology:

(1995)

CDER “Reviewer Guidance: Validation of Chromatographic

Method” (1994)

CDER “Submitting Samples and Analytical Data for Method

Validations” (1987)

CDER Draft “Analytical Procedures and Method Validation”

(2000)

CDER “Bioanalytical Method Validation for Human Studies”

(1999)

USP<1225> “Validation of Compendial Methods” (current

revision)

WHY ANALYTICAL METHOD

VALIDATION

QC

Verifying

system

suitability

For submission to Compendia

Part ofregistrationapplication

SUBMISSION TO THE COMPENDIA

RATIONALE

PROPOSED ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE

DATA ELEMENTS

TYPES OF ANALYTICAL

PROCEDURES TO BE VALIDATED

Identification tests.

Quantitative tests for impurities'

content.

Limit tests for the control of

impurities.

Quantitative tests of the active

moiety in samples of drug

substance or drug product or other

selected component(s) in the drug

product.

CONSIDERATIONS PRIOR TO METHOD

VALIDATION

Suitability of InstrumentStatus of Qualification and Calibration

Suitability of MaterialsStatus of Reference Standards, Reagents, etc.

Suitability of AnalystStatus of Training and Qualification Records

Suitability of DocumentationWritten analytical procedure and proper approved protocol with

pre-established acceptance criteria.

EXAMPLES OF METHODS THAT REQUIRE

VALIDATION DOCUMENTATION

CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHODS

SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC METHODS

CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS METHODS

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS METHODS

DISSOLUTION METHODS

TITRATION METHODS

AUTOMATED ANALYTICAL METHODS

ANALYTICAL METHOD VALIDATION

Validation of an analytical method is the process

by which it is established, by laboratory studies,

that the performance characteristics of the method

meet the requirements for the intended analytical

applications.

TYPICAL ANALYTICAL PERFORMANCE

CHARACTERISTICS USED IN METHOD VALIDATION

Specificity (Selectivity)

Linearity

Range

Accuracy

Precision

Detection Limit

Quantitation Limit

Robustness

System Suitability Testing

SPECIFICITY

SPECIFICITY is the ability to assess unequivocally the analyte in

presence of components which may be expected to be present.

DETERMINATION

IDENTIFICATION TESTS

ASSAY AND IMPURITY TEST(S)

– Impurities are available

– Impurities are not available

LINEARITY

LINEARITY of an analytical procedure is its ability (within a given

range) to obtain test results which are directly proportional to the

concentration (amount) of analyte in the sample.

DETERMINATION- Linearity should be evaluated by visual

inspection of a plot of signals as a function of analyte concentration or

content.

NOTEFor the establishment of linearity, a minimum of five

concentrations is recommended.

RANGE

RANGE of an analytical procedure is the interval between the

upper and lower concentration (amounts) of analyte in the sample

(including these concentrations) for which it has been

demonstrated that the analytical procedure has a suitable level of

precision, accuracy and linearity.

DETERMINATION-The specified range is normally

derived from linearity studies and depends on the intended

application of the procedure.

ACCURACY

ACCURACY of an analytical method is the closeness of test

results obtained by that method to the true value.

DETERMINATION-Accuracy should be established across

the specified range of the analytical procedure.

ASSAY

– Drug Substance

– Drug Product

IMPURITIES (QUANTITATION)

NOTE

Accuracy should be assessed using a minimum of 9

determinations over a minimum of 3 concentration

levels covering the specified range (i.e., three

concentrations and three replicates of each).

PRECISION

PRECISION of an analytical method is the degree of agreement among

individual test results when the method is applied repeatedly to multiple

samplings of a homogenous sample.

DETERMINATION- A sufficient number of aliquots of a

homogeneous sample are assayed to be able to calculate statistically valid

estimates of standard deviation or relative standard deviation.

Repeatability

Intermediate precision

Reproducibilty

DETECTION LIMIT

DETECTION LIMIT of an individual analytical

procedure is the lowest amount of analyte in a sample which can

be detected but not necessarily quantitated, under the stated

experimental conditions.

DETERMINATION- Several approaches for determining

the detection limit are possible, depending on whether the

procedure is a non-instrumental or instrumental.

BASED ON VISUAL EXAMINATION

BASED ON SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO

QUANTITATION LIMIT

QUANTITATION LIMIT of an individual analytical

procedure is the lowest amount of analyte in a sample which can be

quantitatively determined with suitable precision and accuracy.

DETERMINATION- Several approaches for determining the

detection limit are possible, depending on whether the procedure is a

non-instrumental or instrumental.

BASED ON VISUAL EXAMINATION

BASED ON SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO

LOQ, LOD and SNR

Limit of Quantitation

Limit of Detection

Signal to Noise Ratio

noise

Peak A

LOD

Peak B

LOQ

Baseline

RUGGEDNESS

NOTEIncluded in

but not in

RUGGEDNESS of an analytical method is the degree of

reproducibility of test results obtained by the analysis of the same

samples under a variety of conditions, such as different laboratories

different analyst, different instruments, different lots of reagent,

different elapsed assay times, different assay temperatures, different

days, etc.

ROBUSTNESS

ROBUSTNESS of an analytical procedure is a measure of its

capacity to remain unaffected by small, but deliberate variations in

method parameters and provides an indication of its reliability during

normal usage.

DETERMINATION- The evaluation of robustness should be

considered during the development phase and depends on the type of

procedure under study.

SYSTEM SUITABILITY TESTING

SYSTEM SUITABILITY TESTING is an integral part of

many analytical procedures. The tests are based on the concept that the

equipment, electronics, analytical operations and samples to be analyzed

constitute an integral system that can be evaluated as such.

Recommended Validation Characteristics of the Various Types of Tests

REVALIDATION MAY BE NECESSARY IN THE

FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES:

changes in the synthesis of the drug substance;

changes in the composition of the finished

product;

changes in the analytical procedure;

The degree of revalidation required depends on

the nature of the changes. Certain other changes

may require validation as well.

Enlist published guidances pertaining to analytical

method validation. (2 marks)

Why to go for analytical method validation? (2 marks)

Enlist typical analytical performance characteristics used

in method validation. (2 marks)

Explain any four analytical performance characteristics

in detail. (10 marks)

When is revalidation necessary? (2 marks)

The United State Pharmacopoeia 24; The National

Formulary 19; 2000: [1225] VALIDATION OF

COMPENDIAL METHODS.

http://www.labcompliance.com/methods/meth_val.

htm#introduction

http://www.fda.gov/cder/guidance/2396dft.htm

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