TRAINEE - World Health Organization
TRAINEE - World Health Organization
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102<br />
<strong>TRAINEE</strong>S Chapter 5 • GLP Training Manual<br />
ARCHIVES<br />
The archives should not be considered as simply a place for the collection and storage<br />
of “dead” materials but also as a source of information, an organizational tool, a functional<br />
entity for document distribution and compilation of summary documents, and<br />
a resource for reconstructing work if necessary.<br />
Function<br />
The archives (and archivist) provide:<br />
– A centralized, secure repository for the storage and retrieval of original scientific<br />
data, master documents and reports.<br />
– A means of controlling and documenting the distribution and modifications of<br />
archived material.<br />
– A point of control of format and completeness.<br />
– An efficient organizational tool for preparing project summary documentation<br />
(drug master file – DMF, investigational new drug – IND, new drug application –<br />
NDA, investigator brochures, etc.) made possible by a formal filing system and<br />
cross-indexation.<br />
– A unique repository for all project related work facilitating the quick and complete<br />
retrieval needed for historical reconstruction.<br />
– A defined responsibility for updating official documents in circulation (specifications,<br />
master records, protocols, SOP’s, etc.).<br />
“What” is Archived?<br />
– Study data.<br />
– Systems data.<br />
– QA files.<br />
For most studies, the core “study file” is described in the protocol. It is important<br />
that study files be pre-collated before submission in envelopes, boxes or in loose leaf<br />
or bound form. Specimens and samples are inventoried, labelled and packaged according<br />
to standard operating procedures.<br />
System generated raw data (e.g. personnel files, animal transport and arrival, HVAC<br />
maintenance) and associated quality assurance materials are submitted periodically<br />
and filed separately from the study file. Notebooks usually have mandatory tables of<br />
contents that are used for cross-indexation.