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Pharma Glossary

The definitive, structured ontology of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device acronyms, regulations, and terminology.

All Terms Biotechnology Clinical Trials Manufacturing Pharmacovigilance Quality Assurance Regulatory Affairs
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ALCOA+ Quality Assurance
Data Integrity guidelines specifying that records must be Attributable, Legible, Contemporaneous, Original, Accurate, Complete, Consistent, Enduring, and Available.
Local Context (Ireland/EU): Regulatory agencies like the HPRA place massive audit focus on ALCOA+ compliance to ensure patient safety and product quality.
Audit Trail Quality Assurance
A secure, computer-generated, time-stamped electronic record that allows for the reconstruction of the course of events relating to data entry or modification.
Local Context (Ireland/EU): Mandatory under EU GMP Annex 11 (Computerised Systems) to ensure data transparency.
C
Calibration Quality Assurance
The demonstration that a particular instrument or device produces results within specified limits by comparison with those produced by a standard.
Local Context (Ireland/EU): Calibration schedules must be strictly maintained and logged to avoid quality deviations.
CAPA Quality Assurance
Corrective and Preventive Action.
Local Context (Ireland/EU): A system used to investigate, root cause, and eliminate the recurrence of quality issues. Mandatory under EU GMP Chapter 1.
PGO Reference: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PGO_0000010
Change Control Quality Assurance
A formal quality management system designed to propose, evaluate, review, and execute changes in equipment, processes, or materials.
Local Context (Ireland/EU): Required to prevent unauthorized modifications that could compromise the validated status of a manufacturing line.
D
Deviation Quality Assurance
An unplanned departure from an approved instruction, SOP, specification, or validation protocol during manufacturing or testing.
Local Context (Ireland/EU): All deviations must be documented, risk-assessed, and signed off by the Quality Unit before batch release.
E
E-E-A-T Quality Assurance
Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness. Google's core search quality evaluation framework.
Local Context (Ireland/EU): Crucial ranking signal for life science publications in Ireland aiming to rank on Google search for medical and regulatory guidance.
G
GAMP 5 Quality Assurance
Good Automated Manufacturing Practice version 5. A risk-based approach to compliant GxP computerized systems.
Local Context (Ireland/EU): The global standard used by QA departments in Ireland to validate software and automated systems.
L
LIMS Quality Assurance
Laboratory Information Management System.
Local Context (Ireland/EU): Software-based laboratory system that manages sample tracking, test results, instrument integration, and regulatory reporting.
O
OOS Quality Assurance
Out of Specification.
Local Context (Ireland/EU): Test results that fall outside the specifications or acceptance criteria established in drug applications or official pharmacopoeias.
OOT Quality Assurance
Out of Trend.
Local Context (Ireland/EU): A stability or release test result that is within the specification limit but is an atypical outlier compared to previous historical batch data.
Q
QA Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance.
Local Context (Ireland/EU): The wide-ranging concept covering all matters that individually or collectively influence the quality of a product, ensuring it is fit for its intended use.
QC Quality Assurance
Quality Control.
Local Context (Ireland/EU): The part of GMP concerned with sampling, specifications, and testing, ensuring that the necessary and relevant tests are actually carried out.
QP Quality Assurance
Qualified Person.
Local Context (Ireland/EU): A legally mandated role in the EU/EEA. The QP certifies that each batch of medicinal products has been manufactured in accordance with GMP and the marketing authorization.
Qualification Quality Assurance
The process of testing equipment, utilities, or systems to ensure they work correctly (divided into Installation, Operational, and Performance Qualification).
Local Context (Ireland/EU): Qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) is the precursor to overall process validation.
R
RP Quality Assurance
Responsible Person.
Local Context (Ireland/EU): The person designated at a pharmaceutical wholesale distribution site to ensure that GDP (Good Distribution Practice) requirements are met.
S
SOP Quality Assurance
Standard Operating Procedure.
Local Context (Ireland/EU): Step-by-step instructions compiled by an organization to help workers carry out complex routine operations safely and consistently.
V
Validation Quality Assurance
Documented evidence providing a high degree of assurance that a specific process, method, or system will consistently produce a product meeting specifications.
Local Context (Ireland/EU): Essential for all manufacturing equipment and analytical methods in Ireland.