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Quality events are inevitable, no matter how much care is taken to avoid them. As a critical part of a quality management system, CAPA identifies and addresses the root causes of high-risk quality issues and helps to limit the resulting business impact, both immediately and in the future.
Improving quality and maintaining compliance depends upon a robust CAPA management software. The purpose of CAPA is twofold: to determine why quality events such as nonconformances and deviations have occurred, and to prevent them from happening again. By nature, CAPA processes span various quality systems and the data they produce. A digital and integrated CAPA solution allows companies to connect key quality channels and downstream processes throughout the entire product life cycle. The result is a streamlined and thorough CAPA management software for better product quality, safety and overall compliance.
Hundreds of companies around the world use MasterControl Quality Excellence to automate core business processes and document management activities to promote collaboration, improve decision making, and accelerate time to market.
FDA 21 CFR Part 11 was released in 1997 as the industry moved toward the use of electronic systems, particularly for compliance-related activities. Today, digitization and automation are nearly ubiquitous, making the regulation more relevant than ever. Learn how MasterControl streamlines and automates GxP quality and business processes in a single connected and cloud-based platform.
The CAPA process is composed of many actions, data inputs, documents and more. A closed-loop CAPA methodology helps companies make sound quality decisions that lead to consistent outcomes, all while maintaining a complete, compliant and traceable audit trail.
As CAPA systems evolve and mature, many companies seek to advance beyond a safe and reliable CAPA program to one that allows more proactive and comprehensive quality event management. But striking a balance between traditional CAPA problem-solving approaches and innovative solutions is proving to be equal parts art and science.
A robust CAPA process consists of seven key actions that must be conducted and tracked. However, adequate documentation of these activities is often lacking. This white paper defines CAPA by breaking it down into its component parts and provides a simple step-by-step process for capturing, managing, tracking and trending essential CAPA actions.
A thorough CAPA process is necessary to help ensure product quality and safety, but not all companies are equipped with adequate systems and tools to properly execute it according to regulatory requirements. Learn how to assess your CAPA system and make the improvements needed to remain compliant.
MasterControl CAPA software digitizes and automates CAPA processes such as routing, notification, escalation and approvals to avoid bottlenecks and expedite issue resolution.
When CAPA is integrated with core quality management systems, automatic initiation of change control, training verification and task tracking ensure compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 requirements.
A fully digitized and automated CAPA system provides the ability to launch forms directly from customer complaints, deviations, nonconformances, audits, out of specifications and more.
With visibility into the entire CAPA process, you can analyze data and identify trends to help improve overall quality management.
MasterControl and its partner, i4DM, have been the QMS providers for the FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs since 2009. The two companies recently expanded their FDA project, serving as the QMS providers for a second FDA division, the Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis, which is part of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).
Regulated companies that are inspected by the FDA can benefit greatly from using proven quality management solutions like MasterControl Quality Excellence. We offer configurable quality event management tools to fit their existing processes and help them remain in compliance.
Corrective action/preventive action (CAPA) is the single most critical element of any quality system, and must be managed as such to satisfy both FDA and ISO requirements. See how MasterControl CAPA software offers an easy-to-use, closed-loop solution for automating the CAPA process and integrating it with other quality event management processes for a holistic, connected, and compliant approach.
MasterControl software integrates CAPA processes with the entire product life cycle for a holistic approach to quality and CAPA management.
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