Regulatory/GMP Compliance

Open communication channels between all the parties involved is key when outsourcing analytical methods, says Susan Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates.

Validation ensures safe and effective biologic products that benefit the patients whose health and wellbeing depend on the therapies.

FDA and Congress seek to limit the production and distribution of pain medicines.

The agency published two guidance documents to address brand drug makers’ use of REMS to block generic-drug development.

FDA sent a warning letter to Jilin Shulan Synthetic Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. after an inspection found CGMP violations including a lack of data integrity.

This marks the third FDA approval for the company’s second biomanufacturing plant in Incheon, Korea.

Right-to-Try bill sent to White House for President’s signature after passage by Congress.

Representatives from the two pharmacopeias held a symposium on European and Indian legislation and regulatory requirements regarding the quality of drugs.

FDA sent a warning letter to Goran Pharma Private Limited citing inadequate quality control violations.

The use of more targeted therapies is expanding as the public gains access to low-cost genetic testing, and more advanced computer systems are offering data from healthcare systems.

Smaller review divisions will bring experts closer to decision processes and reduce bottlenecks, FDA leaders say.

Monetary benefits will outweigh the hassle of batch record harmonization, says Siegfried Schmitt, principal consultant at PAREXEL.

FDA’s commissioner addresses opioid abuse, drug costs, and manufacturing quality.

A validation plan developed to support a process unrelated to bio- pharmaceutical manufacture is applied to bio- pharmaceutical processes and systems.

Process understanding and careful assessment of risks are essential in developing viral clearance programs.

FDA sent a warning letter to Lijiang Yinghua Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. for failure to follow current good manufacturing practices.

After a review of public comments, USP will not move forward with nomenclature proposal without further FDA collaboration.

EMA and its new host country have finalized the terms of the agency’s relocation to Amsterdam.

FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research has published its second annual report on key safety programs and activities.

The new document answers questions regarding implementation of the ICH Q7 guidance on GMPs for APIs.

A new report gives an overview of the work of the International API Inspection Program.

FDA sent a warning letter to Tris Pharma Inc. after investigators found the company had failed to properly investigate batch failures and establish quality control procedures.

Celltrion received complete response letters from FDA for its rituximab and trastuzumab biosimilars.

The European Pharmacopoeia Commission added 19 new monographs and three new chapters and revised 51 monographs and 15 chapters.

RGtimeline/Shutterstock.comParenteral product quality is improving.

Certificates of analysis can be used to monitor the reliability of products and their suppliers, says Susan Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates.

Accelerated development of new preventives raises challenges for efficient CMC evaluation and production.

This is the first of a series of three articles about validation and technical transfer in the bio- pharmaceutical industry.

The draft guidance addresses the agency’s policy on evaluating bulk drug substances in drug compounding.

The agency sent a warning letter to Malladi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited after an inspection found CGMP violations that included the presence of vermin.