1. Good Laboratory Practices
The exact definition depends on who is defining it and for what purpose.
A broad definition encompasses such issues as
organization of the laboratory,
management,
personnel,
facilities,
equipments,
operation,
method validation,
quality assurance and
record keeping .

2. Good Laboratory Practices
The goal is to certify that every step of the analysis is valid.
The aspects that need to be particularly addressed will vary by laboratory.

3. Good Laboratory Practices
Good Laboratory practices can be defined as “a body of rules, operating procedures and practices established by a given organization that are considered to be mandatory with a view to ensuring quality and correctness in the results produced by a laboratory.

4. Good Laboratory Practices
Established by worldwide bodies such as
Organization for Economic co-operation and Development (OECD)
International Organization for Standardization. (ISO)

5. Good Laboratory Practices
Government agencies have adopted them as rules for laboratories involved in analyzing substances that require regulation. e.g.
pharmaceuticals,
foods,
environmental samples etc.

6. Good Laboratory Practices
Good Laboratory practices in chemical laboratory as a compliance to GMP requirements.
Schedule L-1 requirements for GLP

7. Cleanliness
Control laboratories & equipment should be kept clean., in accordance with written cleaning schedules.
All laboratory personnel should wear clean protective clothing appropriate to the duties being performed.
The disposal of waste material should be done carefully & responsibly in accordance with procedures which should be documented.
Keep the work place clean & uncluttered& do not get distracted at work by other people.

8. Premises
Located, designed, constructed or adapted 7 maintained to suit the performance of all quality control tests & analysis required before, during & after manufacture.
Away from external & internal traffic.

9. Premises
Design & construction should prevent entry of rodents & insects
Interior surfaces of walls, floors& ceilings should be smooth& free from cracks
Temp. & relative humidity should be appropriate for desired functions
Bio burden will be routinely maintained.

10. Premises Separate facility for Instrumentation
Chemical analysis/wet chemistry
Micro lab/sterility/ pyrogen testing lab
Hot room: fuming hood
Stability room
Reference sample/control samples room

11. Premises
Animal house shall have approval of Committee for the purpose of Control & Supervision on experiments on Animals (CPCSEA)
SOPs for maintenance of animal house.

12. Personnel Adequate education, training & experience
Head of laboratory shall be responsible for
Maintenance of SOPs, Protocol & documentation
Organising audits & follow up of Corrective action
Investigation of technical complaints

13. Reagents
The reagents should be dated upon receipt or preparation & labelled for identification.
Reagents made up in the laboratory should be prepared by competent persons according to laid-down procedures.
The labels on the reagent bottles should indicate the concentration, standardization factor, shelf life & storage conditions , date of preparation, date of re-standardisation & signature of the chemist who has prepared it.
Reference standards & working standards should be dated & stored at proper conditions. They should be handled & used carefully in consultation with senior chemist.
MSDS of hazardous & poisonous chemicals
Distilled /DM water- analysis

14. Equipments
Laboratory instruments & equipments should be serviced & calibrated at suitable intervals according to written procedures by persons or a service agency & validated. (SOP for operation & calibration)
Readily available records must be maintained for each one of them.
Next servicing or calibration due date should also be mentioned on them.
Separate room under control temp. & humidity

15. Equipments
Written operating instructions should be readily available or preferably be displayed for each instrument.
Records shall have Name of eqip., Mfg.’s name & instruction manual, model no.,list of spares &accessories, etc.
Defective instrument should be withdrawn from use until the fault has been rectified.

16. Sampling Sample should be a proper representative of bulk product.
A trained & authorized sampler should sample out using appropriate , clean Sampling equipments , following safety precautions & sampling norms.

17. Sampling Written Sampling SOP should include Method of sampling
Equipment to be used
The amount of sample to be taken
Instructions for any required sub division of sample
The type & condition of sample container to be used
Any special precaution to be observed
Cleaning & storage of sampling equipment.

18. Sampling
The Sample container should have labels bearing details about Name of material, Batch no., Mfg. Date, expiry date , Name of manufacturer,& quantity sampled.
Those containers from which samples are drawn, are marked with ‘sampled’ stamp with date & signature of the chemist so that they are identifiable from bulk containers.
Sampling equipments should be cleaned after each use & stored separately from other laboratory equipments.

19. Documents
All the departmental systems & procedures , specifications for all input materials, intermediates & finished products & all tests and methods of analysis should be documented.
All raw data, formats of analytical reports , under test, approved & rejected labels , various in-process checks , calibration check records should be documented & available.
Archives for storage,& retrieval of records. Retention time should be maintained.

20. Procedure & documentation
Method of analysis & specifications
SOP for systems, instruments
Reports- Analytical reports of batch, stability report, working standards, validation reports, Monitoring quality of water, effluents discharged, RM, In-process, FP.

21. Standard Operating Procedures
To store data in paper format, humidity conditions shall be maintained.
Data in the form of disc & tape should be stored with care.
For storage on optical disc, its life shall be longer than storage time.
Keep a photocopy of data on thermal paper.

22. The aim of documentation is
To define specifications for all materials, method of manufacture & control
To inform all concerned mfg, personnel how when & why a batch is rejected.
To provide audit trail for to permit investigation of any suspected defective batch.

23. Documents Documents shall specify the title, nature & purpose.
They shall be laid out in an orderly fashion & easy to check.
Documents shall be approved, signed, regularly reviewed, and dated by appropriate & authorised person.

24. Records Raw data refers to records of original observations.
Make detailed records of the results of the tests & analyses of all materials, intermediates & finished products & in process tests done, environmental monitoring, calibrations etc.
Changes or corrections in the entry should be single line strike.
Authorised persons will have access to data to maintain its integrity & security.

25. Records Records should have following details. Analytical report no.
Name of the sample
Date of receipt of sample
Batch/lot no.
Protocols of tests applied
Signature of the analyst
Opinion & sign of approved analyst
Any other relevant & extra information e.g. date of expiry , date of release & in case of drugs, requirements complying schedule U
Records should also contain the basic data & calculations from which test results were derived.(e.g. weighings, readings, recorder charts, instrument printouts etc.)

26. Testing
Samples should be tested in accordance with the written methods & referred to in relevant specifications.
In- process checks done by QC personnel on the batches in production should also be attached to the analytical reports for the batch.
Test methods should be validated.
Where the results of testing appear doubtful, repeat the test/s but do not fabricate the results to cover up mistakes or to avoid work.

27. Good house keeping & Safety
People working in the laboratory should look after safety aspects of their work for themselves, their colleagues &the organization.
They should wear appropriate safety gadgets while working with hazardous , corrosive chemicals & inflammable solvents.
Persons in the department should be trained to operate fire fighting apparatus.
Persons in the department should be familiar to first-aid techniques in case of emergency till medical help is available.

28. Good house keeping & Safety
Government of India specifies SOPs as
Circulation of safety data sheet
Eating, drinking, smoking and keeping food items in the lab is prohibited.
Adequate facilities for storage & disposal of animal waste
Protective clothing to be provided.

29. Safety
Waste materials awaiting disposal should be safely stored. Flammable & halogenated solvents & other contaminated waste liquids should not be poured into the drains carrying the factory effluent. They should be collected separately & disposed off suitably . There should be separate waste containers for broken glass.

30. Training
Persons in the department should be adequately qualified & provided suitable training to carry out their responsibilities in a competent & reliable manner.
Records of training should be maintained.

31. Reference materials
Traceable to Government body Or international agency.
Working std. shall be prepared using ref. std. & records of same will be maintained
Maintain a register for ref. material including source of supply, code no. ID no., storage conditions, mfg. & expiry date.
Handled & stored properly.

32. Quality System Documented quality policy Compliance with GLP
Non conformities noted by internal & external audits should be corrected & CA documented.
The head of laboratory is responsible for schedule & conduct of the audit.

33. Internal system quality audits
The head of laboratory is responsible for schedule & conduct of audit.
Manager will be responsible to maintain all records & protocols of the analysis which are being checked by audit team.
Should be carried out by competent personnel to meet regulatory requirements.
Any non compliance reported in the audit should be analysed & CA should be documented.

34. Management Review At least once in 12 months to cover
Internal & external audit report
Complaints & customer feedback received from laboratory customers
Training records of the staff.
Other laboratory requirements.

35. Standard Operating Procedures
Sops required for
Analysis of drugs
Sample handling & accountability
Receipt, identification, storage & sampling of test & control articles.
Cleaning, maintenance and calibration of equipments
Responsibilities of audit team personnel.

36. Standard Operating Procedures
Healthy & safety precaution
Storage & maintenance of microbial cultures.
Maintenance of animal rooms.
Use & storage of reference standards
Training programs & their frequency
House Keeping
Document control

37. Standard Operating Procedures
Retention & disposal of control samples
SOPs should be reviewed periodically
SOPs should include designation of the person responsible for intended activity.
Complaints & Product recall procedures

38. Specifications RM & PM Designated name & material code reference
Reference to pharmacopoeia , if any.
Qualitative & quantitative requirement with acceptance limit
Specimen of printed material
Directions for sampling & testing of reference to procedures
Storage conditions & maximum period of storage before retesting.

39. Specifications In-Process & FP
For in-process materials specifications should be available & authenticated.
For FP, their should be designated name of product & code ref.
The formula or ref. to the formula& pharmacopoeial ref.
Directions for sampling & testing or a ref. to procedures
A description of dosage form & package details.

40. Specifications In-Process & FP- contd.
The qualitative & quantitative requirements , with the acceptance limits for release
The storage conditions & precautions
The shelf life.

41. Summary Adequate facility, trained personnel, approved procedures.
Validated test methods
Records- Reports, specifications, calibration SOPs
Analysis of RM, In-process & FP for release
Product complaints & recall