Regulatory/GMP Compliance

An effective surveillance program for monitoring the activities of pharmacopoeias around the world requires processes, people, and tools from across a company.

An understanding of global and national pharmacopoeias is crucial to understanding change processes and access to different markets.

The process used to monitor and participate in pharmacopoeial changes is described.

Warning letters tell the tale of missteps by drug companies and offer a path to compliance for quality teams that monitor these enforcement actions.

Find links to pertinent regulatory and standard setting resources, guidance documents, and guidelines.

Connect with pharmaceutical and healthcare regulatory authorities around the world via this directory.

According to a consent decree of permanent injunction issued in September 2019, the health and wellness companies must recall and stop distributing products until the companies comply with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and other requirements included in the consent decree.

Galderma, a Swiss-based dermatology company that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation to its investigational therapy, nemolizumab.

FDA’s Office of New Drugs restricting aims to improve scientific exchange and information sharing among review professionals.

A NASEM report stresses the importance of information sharing by biopharma companies and cooperation among regulatory authorities.

Investigating deviations or failures of combination products needs to accommodate both the drug and device components, says Susan J. Schniepp, executive vice-president of post-approval pharma and distinguished

Problems in assuring reliable drug quality and supply dampens progress in bringing lifesaving therapies to market.

The agency sent a warning letter to Torrent Pharma after an inspection found violations of current good manufacturing practices that included a failure to thoroughly investigate batch failures.

The drug will be used to reduce the frequency of vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) in adults and pediatric patients aged 16 years and older with sickle cell disease.

FDA issued a warning letter to the company for obtaining over-the-counter drugs made by foreign manufacturers that violated federal law.

Developers of biosimilars have become dismayed with difficulties in gaining acceptance and reimbursement from the US healthcare system.

In a statement, Janet Woodcock MD, director of FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, highlighted the agency’s efforts to enhance the efficiency of postmarket drug safety surveillance.

FDA readies more efficient oversight processes while advancing collaboration with Europe.

It is good industry practice to clarify the precise remit for each of the reviewers of a controlled document, says Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, vice-president, technical, Parexel Consulting.

FDA report says drug shortages are underappreciated and patients pay a price.

A recent report released by an FDA task force highlights the financial, manufacturing, and policy issues underlying the drug shortages of important prescription medicines in the United States.

CHMP has recommended that Ervebo (rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP), a vaccine for active immunization against Ebola, be granted conditional marketing authorization in the EU.

Innoveix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is voluntarily recalling all sterile compounded drug products due to a lack of assurance of sterility.

Falsified documents and manipulated test results prompt warnings and investigations.

Data supporting the quality and safety of product must meet the ALCOA+ elements in order to avoid regulatory citations for data integrity issues, says Susan J. Schniepp, executive vice-president of post-approval pharma and distinguished fellow, Regulatory Compliance Associates.

The authors provide an introduction to aluminum adsorbed vaccines, review studies of antigen stability, and propose test methods for the analysis of aluminum vaccine release and stability analysis.

Software systems can help validate pharmaceutical manufacturing and steer the most appropriate design of processes in the right direction.

A guide for improving the planning and preparation of future validation work.

The authors take a closer look at these ongoing efforts to harmonize compendial standards, with perspective that may be helpful in considering the future direction of pharmacopoeias.

Pharmacopoeia harmonization provides better support for global regulatory agencies and addresses the global nature of bio/pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply.