Practical experience of simultaneous accreditation and certification acquired in RIVM's official medicines control laboratories |
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Authors: | G. M. Overvliet |
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Affiliation: | (1) Quality Assurance Department, Laboratory for Quality Control of Medicines, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands Tel.: +31-30-27 44 236 Fax: +31-30-27 44 462 e-mail: gijs.overvliet@rivm.nl, NL |
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Abstract: | This article presents an overview of the practical experience acquired in two governmental medicines control laboratories in the Netherlands which combine the application of EN 45001 and ISO 9002 standards in the regulatory field of quality and risk assessment, and quality control of medicines and medical devices. This practical experience also includes simultaneous accreditation and certification. The EN 45001 standard was applied to laboratory testing activities and the ISO 9002 standard to non-laboratory file assessment activities as these activities are not covered by the scope of EN 45001. It appears that a combined application of these standards is practicable because they complement each other well. EN 45001 strongly emphasises technical competence. ISO 9002, on the contrary, emphasises more strongly the efficiency of the management processes and customer requirements. Received: 1 October 1998 · Accepted: 21 December 1998 |
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Keywords: | Medicinal products Market surveillance Multiple accreditation and certification Non-routine analysis Desk research |
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