GLP

Primary Benefit of GLP

The primary benefit of following current Good Laboratory Practice is the creation of a document trail providing traceability for all measurements. This leads to the creation of technically defendable scientific data, by which its quality, reliability and trustworthiness can be assured.

Other Benefits of GLP

This in turn will lead to many other benefits for both the laboratory and its customers, including:

• Increased confidence in the reliability and trustworthiness of laboratory data

• Increased production of right first time results

• Increased overall productivity

• Increased laboratory reputation

• Reduced need for re-work

• Reduced time spent on non-revenue earning investigations

• Organization and Personnel – Responsibilities – Management, Sponsor, Study Director, Principal Investigator & Study Personnel
• Quality assurance program – Quality Assurance Personnel
• Facilities – Test System Facilities & Facilities for Test and Reference Items
• Equipment, reagents and Materials
• Test systems – Physical, Chemical & Biological
• Test & Reference items
• Standard operating procedures
• Performance of Study – Study Plan & Conduct of Study
• Reporting of results
• Archival – Storage of Records and Reports