Quality Control/Quality Assurance

The company is voluntarily recalling one lot of NEXTERONE 150 mg/100 mL Premixed Injection because of particulate matter found in the solution.

Investing in a single source enterprise-wide LMS to fuel risk management and mitigation offers multi-dimensional return on investment.

FDA is exploring ways to keep branded drug companies from using REMS to block the development of generic drugs.

The voluntary recall is due to blister packages containing the incorrect product.

Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, principal consultant, PAREXEL, discusses how to prepare for an inspection by a foreign regulatory agency.

Connectors are a critical element in the process optimization of single-use bioprocessing systems.

The level of formality in change control may be holding back your SOP progress, according to Siegfried Schmitt, principal consultant at PAREXEL.

Rinse sample analysis or visual inspection are risk-based approaches that can be correlated to surface cleanliness to replace surface sampling in a biopharmaceutical equipment cleaning process.

FDA sent a warning letter to Ridge Properties, LLC, after inspectors found a variety of current good manufacturing practice violations at the company’s Salem, OR facility.

EDQM held a symposium on microbiology to gather industry feedback on alternative testing methods for microbiological control and sterilization processes.

The company is recalling several injectable products because of possible microbial contamination.

Detecting viral contaminants in biologic-based medicines-and identifying their source-requires a holistic testing approach.

Focusing on whether the product meets its defined quality attributes should help one make reasonable, documentable, and defendable risk-based decisions, according to Susan Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates.

The agency will require training for healthcare providers who prescribe immediate-release opioids.

Continued industry investment in advanced biologics will raise further regulatory challenges and require innovative manufacturing systems.

The differences between the quality control and quality assurance units can be found in their names, according to Siegfried Schmitt, principal consultant at PAREXEL.

A new collaboration between CDER and ORA will more fully integrate drug review programs with facility evaluations and inspections, in an effort to streamline drug reviews while strengthening manufacturing oversight.

FDA has put out an alert regarding the risks associated with using Keytruda in combination with other anti-cancer drugs based on interim results from two clinical trials that showed increased risk of death.

The control of biologics microbiological impurities, contaminants, and mimetics is evolving.

The US Pharmacopeial Convention is hosting a variety of workshops in Autumn 2017 on a wide range of topics including continuing education, bioassays, and peptides.

FDA sent a warning letter to Bicooya Cosmetics Limited after inspectors found rodent feces at the company’s Zhejiang, China facility.

The withdrawal has been attributed to issues at the biotech company’s manufacturing facility.

The review of batch records creates a story of the materials, manufacturing, and packaging involved in the production of bio/pharmaceuticals, according to Susan Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates.

Managing and prioritizing risk is essential to ensuring raw material quality. USP is developing new guidelines to make the work easier.

Weak or faulty quality systems can hurt a company at every stage of a product’s lifecycle.

Updated ISPE guidance offers risk assessment guidance to avoid cross contamination in multiproduct pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.

This article presents a general strategy for authorship of deviation investigations, with primary focus on regulatory inspection success.

CDER’s Janet Woodcock endorses modern drug manufacturing to ensure access to safe and reliable medicines.

Yusef Manufacturing Laboratories, LLC received an FDA warning letter citing CGMP violations at its Clearfield, UT facility.

Informing your clients of possible changes in equipment is imperative when upgrading a laboratory, says Susan Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates.