Source library · MHRA

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

The MHRA data integrity guidance is worth reading even for sites with no UK supply, because it defines each ALCOA+ attribute with practical expectations more clearly than most other published material.

Role

MHRA is the UK regulator. Its guidance is not binding in the EU, but its data integrity material is widely used as a reference on the substance of the requirements.

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Official text, and what we make of it

Official source · Data integrityGxP Data Integrity Guidance and Definitions

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GMPConsultant.nl explanation

Defines each ALCOA+ attribute with worked expectations, and covers static versus dynamic records — the distinction behind the finding for retaining only a printout of a chromatogram.

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