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Stability commitment batches

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Stability commitment batches are the post-launch lots placed on long-term stability after the initial three validation batches, to confirm shelf life under real production conditions. The supplement convention is at least one commercial-scale batch per year per SKU per primary...

Stability commitment batches are the post-launch lots placed on long-term stability after the initial three validation batches, to confirm shelf life under real production conditions. The supplement convention is at least one commercial-scale batch per year per SKU per primary pack, with Zone II long-term + accelerated, and the data fed back to the Annual Product Review and any shelf-life extension.

Regulatory anchors
  • ICH Q1A(R2)
How V5 handles it
QMS — quality records next to the work they concern.
Deviations, corrective actions and quality review sit in the same system as production, so each quality record references the work order, step and lot it concerns.
Document control — one version in force, every change signed and explained.
Draft the next revision while the current one stays in use, approve it under your sign-off route, and track training on it — with the history kept.
Related terms
Supplement Stability & Shelf LifeAnnual Product Review (supplements)
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