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PA/PH/OMCL (08) 69 R7
VALIDATION OF COMPUTERISED SYSTEMS
CORE DOCUMENT
Full document title Validation of Computerised Systems – Core document
and reference PA/PH/OMCL (08) 69 R7
Document type Guideline
Legislative basis -
Date of first adoption May 2009
Date of original entry July 2009
into force
Date of entry into August 2018
force of revised
document
Previous titles/other PA/PH/OMCL (08) 69 3R
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Custodian The present document was elaborated by the OMCL Network /
Organisation EDQM of the Council of Europe
Concerned Network GEON
PA/PH/OMCL (08) 69 R7 – Validation of Computerised Systems – Core document
VALIDATION OF COMPUTERISED SYSTEMS
CORE DOCUMENT
Note: Mandatory requirements in this guideline and its annexes are defined using the terms
«shall» or «must». The use of «should» indicates a recommendation. For these parts of the text
other appropriately justified approaches are acceptable. The term «can» indicates a possibility or
an example with non-binding character.
1. SCOPE
This guideline defines basic principles for the validation of computerised systems used within
Official Medicines Control Laboratories (OMCLs) and having impact on the quality of results,
document control and data storage [1]. The purpose of this validation is to guarantee confidence in
the laboratory data captured, processed, reported or stored by computerised systems. A validated
system ensures accurate results and reduces any risks to data integrity.
This document applies to all types of computerised systems used in OMCLs. Howeve