PHX WNL QA_13April20.. - Pharsight
PHX WNL QA_13April20.. - Pharsight
PHX WNL QA_13April20.. - Pharsight
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Yes, the default algorithm (best fit) in Phoenix WinNonlin has the requirement that at least 3<br />
points are included for the lambdaz calculation and these points should NOT include Cmax.<br />
These rules can be overwritten by the user if a manual selection is done. I hope we interpreted<br />
your question correctly.<br />
Question about <strong>Pharsight</strong> Modeling Language<br />
Q: Do you present PML in another separately?<br />
There is no current plan to have a webinar about PML. However, we cover PML writing in all of our<br />
training courses and we provide a specific PML guide. Also the user can use build-in models or graphical<br />
models and the PML code is generated automatically as a starting point. The PML language is probably<br />
closer to C and fairly intuitive. Dan Weiner is also translating his PK/PD Data Analysis book using PML<br />
and we will inform you when this is published. IF you have specific question, please join the forum and<br />
several users are always happy to help. www.pharsight.com\extranet<br />
Q: We don't have this new version installed so don’t know how detail the PML language reference is.<br />
Do you have any book or manual on this topic?<br />
Please contact support@pharsight.com for the topics discussed in the guide. Also Daniel Weiner will be<br />
soon publishing an updated edition of his book ‘Pharmacokinetic & Pharmacodynamic Data Analysis’<br />
(Fifth edition) with all the exercises translated to PML. We will also plan on providing some comparative<br />
documentation between <strong>WNL</strong>5 language and PML and post it in the forum<br />
www.pharsight.com/extranet but have not had the time yet.<br />
Questions on Validation<br />
Q: Is the Validation Suite output acceptable to auditors, for example FDA, EMEA etc. or should<br />
additional validation tests be performed?<br />
The FDA will not comment on the acceptability of tools used to accomplish computer system validation,<br />
because whether the Validation Suite output is acceptable or not will depend on how a particular user<br />
(i.e., <strong>Pharsight</strong> customer) uses the Validation Suite application. A user should first define the<br />
requirements for a computer system, e.g., Phoenix WinNonlin 6.2 implemented in a user’s<br />
environment. Then, the user should determine what testing will be accomplished to demonstrate the<br />
satisfactory implementation of the documented requirements. If the Validation Suite test cases will<br />
adequately test the functionality defined in the user’s requirements specification, then no additional<br />
testing would need to be done. But, if there are requirements that are not adequately tested by the<br />
Validation Suite tests, then the user should define and execute additional testing.