Quality/GMPs

The International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities held a virtual meeting of regulators from around the world to discuss policy issues and regulatory requirements to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The EU Executive Steering Group on Shortages of Medicines Caused by Major Events met on May 13, 2020 to discuss measures the European Union is taking to ensure the availability of medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The European Medicines Agency is emphasizing the need for the research community to pool resources to determine which COVID-19 treatments and preventions are safe and effective.

A temporary restraining order was entered against Xephyr LLC, doing business as N-Ergetics requiring the company to immediately stop distributing colloidal silver products.

Some observers fear that political interference in the process may erode confidence in the scientific basis for FDA regulatory decisions.

The agency is responding to companies promoting and selling medical products that claim, but are unproven, to prevent or treat COVID-19.

AbbVie and Allergan have satisfied all required antitrust clearances for the acquisition.

Congressional leaders are developing the next version of the 21st Century Cures Act, including provisions to advance research related to the COVID-19 crisis as part of initiatives for bringing innovative therapies to market faster.

FDA’s EUA provides the first new treatment for COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms.

The ASTM standard describes how to evaluate single-use systems for foreign particle analysis.

Will moving at “warp speed” to develop a vaccine impact efficacy or safety?

Next-generation therapeutics and regulatory requirements create demand for complex, fit-for-purpose tests.

Policy makers seek to ensure supplies of new therapies and to limit shortages.

Having a better understanding about compliance will be of benefit when looking for a job or for furthering one’s career, says Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, vice-president, technical, Parexel Consulting.

In this peer-reviewed article, the authors present a series of experimental studies showcasing the performance of MMS in secondary-structure biopharma characterization and compare it with conventional FTIR data.

Synthetic biology has advanced the scope and scale with which biologically derived therapeutics can be developed.

With hundreds of clinical trials for potential coronavirus therapies in the works concerns have mounted about the emergence of conflicting data, useless results, and wasted efforts from multiple overlapping efforts.

Experts to discuss strategies for ensuring supply of quality drug products during a pandemic in April 28 online event.

The agency sent warning letters to three more companies for selling unapproved products claiming to treat COVID-19.

Drug manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers oppose Buy American policies as likely to reduce reliable supplies and raise product costs.

The task force will assist in the developing, authorizing, and monitoring of treatments of COVID-19.

The guidance answers questions on changes made to the regulatory framework to address challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The agency has been tasked with coordinating efforts to mitigate shortages of medicines within Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Addressing data integrity, quality culture, aging facilities, investigations/corrective actions and preventive actions, and risk management is key when conducting audits, says Susan J. Schniepp, executive vice-president of post-approval pharma and distinguished fellow, Regulatory Compliance Associates.

Experience, communication, collaboration, transparency, planning, and prioritization contribute to success.

Demonstrating interchangeability can ensure biosimilar substitutability at the pharmacy level.

A variety of assays should be used to detect bacterial, fungal, and viral contaminants in the human source cells used for cell therapies.

With new tests showing NDMA levels increase under normal storage conditions, FDA calls for removal of ranitidine products from the market.

FDA is encouraging alternative insulins and challenging anticompetitive practices.

Pharmaceutical Technology spoke with Jens Andersson, purchasing director at Cambrex Karlskoga, about the best way to ensure the security of the bio/pharmaceutical materials supply chain.