VALIDATION OF COMPENDIAL PROCEDURES 药典规程的验证 Test procedures for assessment of the quality levels of pharmaceutical articles are subject to various requirements
According to Section 501 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, assays and specifications in monographs of the United States Pharmacopeia and the National Formulary constitute legal standards
The Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations [21 CFR 211
194(a)] require that test methods, which are used for assessing compliance of pharmaceutical articles with established specifications, must meet proper standards of accuracy and reliability
Also, according to these regulations [21 CFR 211
194(a)(2)], users of analytical methods described in USP-NF are not required to validate the accuracy and reliability of these methods,