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Pharmaceu cal Manufacturers must validate their cleaning process to ensure complies with cGMP regula ons. Minimizing equipment down me has the poten al to impact the effi  ciency and economics of pharmaceu cal produc on. The main purpose of cleaning valida on is to prove the eff ec veness and consistency of cleaning in a given pharmaceu cal produc on equipment to prevent cross contamina on and adultera on of drug products with other ac ve ingredients like unintended compounds or microbiological contamina on leads to prevent several serious problems and also useful in related studies like packaging component cleaning valida on. So it is necessary to validate the cleaning procedures to ensure safety, effi  cacy, quality of the subsequent batches of drug product and regulatory requirements in Ac ve Pharmaceu cal Ingredients (API) product manufacture. The benefi ts due to cleaning valida on are compliance with federal regula ons, iden fi ca on and correc on of poten al problems, previously unsuspected which could compromise the safety and effi  cacy of drug products. In this ar cle cleaning valida on and importance are discussed in briefl y.