Quality Control/Quality Assurance

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.

An increase in biologics raises awareness of particle generation and its role in negative patient outcomes.

Effective communication between contract manufacturing organizations and pharmaceutical company clients relies on well-defined master service and quality agreements.

FDA sent a warning letter to Pharmaceutic Labs, LLC for deficiencies in producing sterile drugs.

Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, Principal Consultant at PAREXEL, discusses how to gain benefits from interactions with industry associations.

Lonza revealed it received a warning letter from FDA for its cell therapy manufacturing plant.

The number of deficiencies found in foreign and UK-based facilities increased in 2016.

At CPhI North America 2017, the US Pharmacopeial Convention will be discussing its upcoming revision and modernization of the standards for elemental and organic impurities.

The agency cited the company’s India facility for batch failures and data integrity problems.