Regulatory/GMP Compliance

FDA, Health and Human Services, and the Trump Administration back cheaper foreign drugs to cut pharma costs.

Quality risk management plans provide identified actions to ensure a continuous supply of safe and effective drug products, says Susan J. Schniepp, executive vice-president of post-approval pharma and distinguished fellow, Regulatory Compliance Associates.

Strong personnel training, detailed SOPs, commitment to data integrity, investigation and implementation of appropriate modern methods, and employing Lean and Six Sigma methodology initiatives are key best practices for the quality control microbiology lab.

Mass-produce cell and gene therapies presents the biopharma industry with a unique set of challenges.

The draft guidance describes how content should be organized in electronic submissions for all submission types under section 745A(a) of the FD&C Act.

FDA sent a warning letter to Ecometics, Inc. after the agency found CGMP violations at the company’s Norwalk facility.

Slovakia becomes the final European Union country to be recognized by FDA, and the mutual recognition agreement for inspections of manufacturing sites between the US and the EU is now fully implemented.

The new guidance offers information for new drug application and biologics license application sponsors regarding population pharmacokinetic analysis.

The FDA guidance defines changes to approved risk evaluation and mitigation strategies and clarifies submission guidelines.

The draft guidance provides industry with a guide for using the database to assist in the development of drug products.

The guidance document provides recommendations for developing content for Instructions-for-Use documents for human prescription drugs, biological products, and drug-device or biologic-device combination products.

FDA is collecting public comments on a draft guidance for bioanalytical method validation developed by ICH.

Cultural and language discrepancies during an audit can be resolved using what many call a “playbook,” says Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, vice-president, technical, Parexel Consulting.

Using a QbD approach from early-stage development through commercialization can ensure that upstream processes are efficient and reliable.

FDA and USP take sides in debate on biologic drug standards.

Congress is weighing in on drug pricing with a range of measures that differ in style and substance.

Vida International received an FDA warning letter after an inspection found quality control violations.

The two countries have been included into the mutual recognition agreement between the European Union and the US FDA that recognizes facility inspections conducted in different territories.

Two facilities owned by Pharmasol Corporation were cited for violations of current good manufacturing practices in a FDA warning letter.

EMA has opened a three-month consultation on its draft guidelines on the quality of requirements for drug-device combination products.

Gene therapy development company, bluebird bio, has revealed that the European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorization for Zynteglo.

A US District Judge in the Southern District of Florida held that the US Stem Cell Clinic of Weston, FL and US Stem Cell of Sunrise, FL adulterated and misbranded a stem cell drug product made from a patient’s adipose tissue.

FDA’s annual manufacturing report card shows more quality compliance is needed.

Proactive approaches that consider long-term supply chain security compliance are recommended to ensure companies stay on the right track.

A good working relationship between sponsor and contractor will become invaluable when an OOS occurs, says Susan J. Schniepp, executive vice-president of post-approval pharma and distinguished fellow, Regulatory Compliance Associates.