%0 Journal Article %T A REVIEW ON PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESS VALIDATION %A Himanshu %A Pahuja Sonia %J International Research Journal of Pharmacy %D 2012 %I International Research Journal of Pharmacy %X Validation is one of the important steps in achieving and maintaining the quality of the final product. Validation of the individual steps of the process is called process validation. The process is developed in such a way that the required parameters are achieved and it ensures that the output of the process will consistently meet the required parameters during the routine production. If each step of the process is validated, we can assure that the final product is of the best quality. This review covers need of validation, principle of validation, types of validation, phases of validation, strategy for validation. %K Validation %K Process validation %K Consistent %K Quality assurance. %U http://www.irjponline.com/admin/php/uploads/1211_pdf.pdf