Qualityze CAPA Management software will assist you to find the root cause of the problem and preventing from reoccurance of those problem ensuring regulatory standards.
CAPA, or “Corrective Action and Preventive Action is a big focus of FDA inspections and ISO audits, so of course you need to ensure your company is on top of it.
Corrective Action and Preventive Action falls under FDA 21 CFR 820.100.
It requires manufacturers of medical devices to have clearly documented procedures for corrective and preventive action for CAPA medical device which includes:Analysing processes, work operations, concessions, quality audit reports, quality records, service records, complaints, returned product, and other sources of quality data to identify existing and potential causes of nonconforming product, or other quality problems.
Applicable statistical methodology is employed where necessary to detect recurring quality problems.Inspecting the cause of nonconformities relating to product, processes, and the quality systemRecognizing the actions required to correct and prevent recurrence of nonconforming product and other quality issues.Verifying or validating the corrective and preventive action to ensure that such action is effective and does not adversely affect the finished device.Applying and recording changes in methods and procedures needed to correct and prevent identified quality issues.Making certain that information related to quality problems or nonconforming product is disseminated to those directly responsible for assuring the quality of such product or the prevention of such problems.Submitting relevant information on identified quality problems, as well as corrective and preventive actions, for management review.Evidently there are several important components to CAPA, and they are focus for FDA audits thus it’s a major safety issue to ensure that corrective and preventive actions are taken where essential.
CAPA Management Software is part of your overall Quality Management System (QMS).
The first and most important step in creating any system is to include all regulatory requirements in the firm's standard operating procedures (SOPs).Proper data sources are critical to a CAPA system.
