1. Scope
1.1 This document provides guidance on the assessment of risks to product quality within
and related to PAT processes in the pharmaceutical industry. It addresses those risks
to product quality arising from, associated with, identified by, or modified by the
implementation of PAT in pharmaceutical development and manufacturing for primary,
secondary, and biotech sectors of the industry. It does not replace those assessments
of risk currently undertaken by pharmaceutical companies, but is, rather, an additional
component focused specifically upon the evaluation and design of PAT processes. See
Guide E2500 and ICH Q8.

