Sampling is a key current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) activity that impacts nearly every activity of manufacturing pharmaceutical products.

Sampling is used during the assessment of:

• Raw materials, labeling, and components prior to release
• Validation of equipment, processes, systems, and products
• Products during production
• Finished products prior to release
• Products during stability studies,
• Data before, during, and after production

The appropriate knowledge and application of cGMP requirements for sampling is critical to the development of a scientifically sound quality system.