CAPA
Business & Finance abbreviation · Management & Strategy
| Stands for | Corrective and preventive action |
|---|---|
| Categories | Business & Finance |
CAPA stands for Corrective and preventive action, a management & strategy abbreviation.
Quality-system process for investigating problems, fixing their root causes (corrective action) and stopping similar problems from occurring elsewhere (preventive action). It is a core requirement in regulated industries such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals and aerospace.
Example: The auditor opened a CAPA after finding that three batch records lacked a second signature.
Usage notes
Weak CAPA procedures have long been among the most frequently cited problems in FDA inspections of device and drug makers. ISO 9001:2015 dropped "preventive action" as a separate clause, treating prevention as part of risk-based thinking, but the term remains standard in life sciences.
Related abbreviations
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