PMID- 9556435 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19980423 LR - 20191102 IS - 0031-6865 (Print) IS - 0031-6865 (Linking) VI - 72 IP - 6 DP - 1998 Feb TI - Validation of computer systems: practical testing of a standard LIMS. PG - 343-8 AB - In recent years the introduction of computer systems for data handling in the pharmaceutical industry has increased. A standard LIMS (laboratory information management system) is software commercially available from different suppliers not only to facilitate data handling in laboratories but also to cover GMP-requirements. Computer systems introduced in GMP-areas of pharmaceutical companies have to be validated. For a standard LIMS, the general validation of the program is performed by the supplier. Nevertheless, the user is always required to cover all phases of a validation. The objective of this paper is to discuss suitable test procedures for the most critical functions of a standard LIMS needed during the verification step of the validation process. FAU - Friedli, D AU - Friedli D AD - Spirig AG, Froschacker, Egerkingen, Switerzerland. szimmerm@cilch. jnj.com FAU - Kappeler, W AU - Kappeler W FAU - Zimmermann, S AU - Zimmermann S LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Switzerland TA - Pharm Acta Helv JT - Pharmaceutica acta Helvetiae JID - 0401134 SB - IM MH - Clinical Laboratory Information Systems/*standards MH - Computer Systems/*standards MH - Drug Industry/*standards MH - *Software Validation EDAT- 1998/04/29 00:00 MHDA- 1998/04/29 00:01 CRDT- 1998/04/29 00:00 PHST- 1998/04/29 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1998/04/29 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1998/04/29 00:00 [entrez] AID - S0031686597000320 [pii] AID - 10.1016/s0031-6865(97)00032-0 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pharm Acta Helv. 1998 Feb;72(6):343-8. doi: 10.1016/s0031-6865(97)00032-0.