Product Complaints: Complaint Handling from Intake to Closure
An effective complaint handling system is an extremely important part of any quality system whether you are a medical device or pharmaceutical manufacturer. Manufacturers should understand that any complaint received on a product shall be evaluated and, if necessary, thoroughly investigated and analyzed, and corrective action shall be taken. Manufacturers must ensure that they have a well-designed system to address complaints related to their products. Components of a well-designed system include: process/procedure, trained personnel, and proper record keeping. Complaint handling is no easy task. Management might overlook the importance of customer feedback and be unable to capture all complaints coming from disparate sources. Plus, the additional regulatory reporting requirement related to adverse events may seem overly burdensome to device makers in particular. A strategic risk-based methodology can help streamline the complaint-handling process in medical device manufacturing.
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