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21 CFR 58.81(a): Standard operating procedures

PART 58-GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE FOR NONCLINICAL LABORATORY STUDIES · Subpart E-Testing Facilities Operation

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Citation 21 CFR 58.81(a)
Section Standard operating procedures
Part PART 58-GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE FOR NONCLINICAL LABORATORY STUDIES
Subpart Subpart E-Testing Facilities Operation
Subchapter 21 CFR A General
Product types cited Drugs, General, Veterinary
Regulation text (excerpt) (a) A testing facility shall have standard operating procedures in writing setting forth nonclinical laboratory study methods that management is satisfied are adequate to insure the quality and integrity of the data generated in the course of a study. All deviations in a study from standard operating procedures shall be authorized by the study director and shall be documented in the raw data. Significant changes in established standard operating procedures shall be properly authorized in writing…

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