Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Applying lessons of raw materials’ characterization and supply-chain control from the semiconductor industry allow more rigorous control of the biopharmaceutical manufacturing process.

Regulators are facing huge challenges on how to deal with the digitalization transformation occurring in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors.

As regulatory bodies extend the oversight of E&L testing, companies working with drug products need to make provisions on how to best comply with the evolving expectations.

Investigating deviations 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 fellow, Regulatory Compliance Associates.

This article discusses reduced sampling and testing of starting materials or components. Different strategies are presented to reduce the workload at the steps from sampling to release. Viewpoints from the different pharmacopoeias and regulatory authorities, as well as selected literature, are reviewed.

The company announced it was named the winner of the Analysis, Testing, and Quality Control category.

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.

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.

The author provides an overview of common residual moisture methods for lyophilized drug products and key points to consider during method selection and method development.

An effective quality control unit is independent from manufacturing and ensures current standards are followed.

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.

Unforeseen challenges can be avoided in technology transfer by evaluating the variety of processes involved.

The company is recalling Alprazolam Tablets, USP C-IV 0.5 mg because of potential presence of foreign substance.

Dr. Reddy’s, Sanofi, and Perrigo Company issued voluntary recalls of ranitidine in October 2019 because of N-Nitrosodimethylamine contamination.

The guidance document discusses the preparation and submitting of drug master files as well as FDA’s review process.

The guidance discuses waivers, refunds, and reductions of user fees under sections 735 and 736 of the FD&C Act.

Sarah Hardison, head of Regulatory and Pharmacovigilance Solutions, Clarivate Analytics, will regulatory tackle trends in her presentation on the World of Pharma Podium during the second day of CPhI Worldwide.

A recently published European Medicines Agency (EMA) report has demonstrated that there are continued efforts being made across Europe to reduce the amount of antibiotics used in animals.

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

The guidance describes an optional streamlined submission process for use of an investigational in vitro diagnostic in a clinical trial for oncology therapies.

In an Oct. 10, 2019 press release, ChargePoint Technology announced that its smart monitoring system, Verifi, is now available for the biopharma market.

A new European Commission is likely, with the support of a new European Parliament, to give a higher profile to healthcare and pharmaceutical matters during its five years in office.

In this article, experts discuss the fundamentals of dissolution testing and highlight the challenges that are surfacing as a result of the increasing numbers of poorly soluble molecules entering the development pipeline.

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.

Automated, electronic systems for raw materials tracking improve efficiency and prevent mistakes in biopharma manufacturing.

Production and process controls, organization and personnel were the top problems found, while packaging and labelling citations increased in 2017 and 2018.

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

A new educational platform by Quality Executive Partners offers on-demand digital courses with technical content, virtual reality, and real-time coaching with an initial focus on sterile product manufacturing and microbiology.

The new program, Cornerstone, integrates process development expertise and novel technology to remove development bottlenecks in the manufacture of gene therapy medicinal products.