Quality/GMPs

The European Commission (EC) is seeking to introduce a black symbol to identify medicines that are subject to additional monitoring.

An operation spanning 16 African countries and conducted by the World Customs Organization (WCO) in partnership with the Institute of Research against Counterfeit Medicines (IRACM) led to the seizure of more than 82 million doses of counterfeit medicines.

USP revises labeling requirements for Heparin.

This case study describes the process used to transition from a multi-use system to single-use tangential flow filtration for performing final buffer exchange steps.

Insights on single-use systems implementation and exploitation in biopharmaceutical manufacturing and processing, based on a QbD approach.

Is process-centered organization in biopharmaceutical manufacturing a stepping stone or a stumbling block?

NIBRT's Jayne Telford provides an overview of biopharmaceutical analytics and their accompanying qualification and validation steps.

A 10-step systematic approach to analytical method development and validation can improve the quality of drug development.

A disciplined approach to changing behavior can achieve change agility.

Manufacturing and in-depth characterization provide basis for demonstrating product equivalence.

The European Medicines Agency has added granularity to its biosimilars approval pathway by releasing a guideline on mAbs.

Patrick Jackson of Vindon Scientific offers key considerations for choosing an outsourced sample storage facility.

Understanding overall supplier capability versus the critical-to-quality attributes of your product can reduce both risk and cost.

New US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) standards provide a universal approach to organizing labels for prescription containers dispensed by US pharmacists in an effort to improve patient understanding.

User fees aim to speed approvals and support inspections.

Glenn Thorpe of West Pharmaceutical Services gives an update on packaging and delivery methods for vaccines.

Packaging vaccines using prefilled syringes can increase dosing efficiency, reduce costs, and improve patient safety. This article is part of a special section on vaccines.

The complex structure of ADCs necessitates different analytical strategies than those for either small molecules or unconjugated monoclonal antibodies.

USP optimizes identification tests and impurities procedures.

Understanding opportunities and challenges across all major phases of development.

Will the next US President support the backbone of our industry?

Using an alternate moisture-generation method may provide more accurate data for regulatory submissions.

MIT survey results address product and site characteristics that statistically correlate with quality performance.

Anne Marie Dixon of Cleanroom Management Associates, gives us an update on her 1988 article, "Clean Room Management."

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has abolished its Cell-based Product Working Party (CPWP) and Gene Therapy Working Party (GTWP), with the aim of improving efficiencies and optimising the use of available expertise.

The European Generic Medicines Association (EGA) has raised concerns about the potential fees to be charged by the European Medicines Agency for pharmacovigilance activities

USP Hosts Symposium on Science and Standards

Bristol-Myers Squibb has initiated a voluntary recall of 10 lots of BiCNU (carmustine for injection) previously manufactured by Ben Venue Laboratories, a former, third-party contract manufacturer for the company, to the user level.

The European Medicines Agency has launched a public consultation concerning its inventory of paediatric medicines with the aim of highlighting where further R&D efforts are required. The consultation is the first of its kind in this area.

Using a competency-based approach to effectively train biopharmaceutical industry staff.