Quality Systems

The agency’s safety committee is reviewing hydroxyprogesterone medicines and issuing a reminder on safety issues regarding fluoroquinolone antibiotics.

The agency has published guidance on good practices for securing the supply of medicines.

The report outlines highlights from the agency’s medicines evaluations and milestones for 2022.

In a brief, the Federal Trade Commission cited concerns about the acquisition resulting in an increased monopoly on Amgen’s newly acquired thyroid eye disease and chronic refractory gout treatments.

Aseptic techniques must be practiced throughout all stages of biologics production.

Machine learning provides real-time data for process control of high-shear wet granulation.

Congress have initiated a range of legislative proposals to further manage PBMs and the pharma market.

EC has granted marketing authorization to Chiesi Global Rare Diseases and Protalix BioTherapeutics for PRX-102 (pegunigalsidase alfa).

EMA and European regulators are lifting their COVID-19 business continuity measures as the pandemic’s peak ends.

GSK’s Alexvy vaccine is the first to receive FDA approval for respiratory syncytial virus.

Quality Quartet Registers connect Quality Quartets to their process system or unit operation “parent.”

User fee programs have improved FDA’s approval timeline for important therapies.

Guidance for GMP manufacture of emerging therapies has evolved to accommodate innovation and the broader spectrum of products in development, but greater harmonization is still needed.

The concept of quality culture and how to enforce it are being debated by regulators and industry, says Siegfried Schmitt, vice president, Technical at Parexel.

FDA is encouraging sponsors to conduct studies and file applications for full approval of products authorized by Emergency Use Authorizations.

A strategy on cyber resilience for health and social care organizations has been set out by the UK government.

This paper demonstrates how assay data sets of a formulated liquid product, drug substance, and an impurity, obtained from combined accuracy-precision studies, are evaluated to calculate statistical intervals (prediction and tolerance intervals) and to graphically display the total analytical error (TAE) to account for the systematic and random errors.

QMM principles and practices can positively influence a sustainable drug supply and bolster the bottom-line of drug manufacturers, API suppliers, and CMO/CDMOs.

The event, cosponsored by FDA and USP, hosted regulators and industry leaders to discuss the challenges in strengthening the medical product supply chain.

The Supreme Court’s action leaves open the prospect of further rulings that could undermine FDA’s approval process.

Bob Girton, partner at Edgewater, discusses best practices for how pharma manufactures should incorporate sustainability into their operations.

AbbVie’s RINVOQ has received European Commission approval for the treatment of moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease.

Gamida Cell’s therapy is meant to reduce the risk of infection following stem cell transplantation.

FDA has granted fast track designation to Caribou Biosciences for its allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

A document signed by members of more than 400 companies and investment firms decries the decision made by a federal judge concerning mifepristone, a medication used in abortions.

Will court challenges to FDA’s oversight authority open the door for multiple lawsuits to block agency decisions on all sides?

The agency is dealing with high demand for staff because of a surge in the development of cell and gene therapies.

FDA aims to address mounting criticisms of its accelerated approval pathway.

Change management is central to the evolution of quality control laboratories, but what factors can maximize patient outcomes?

Impurities and batch-to-batch variability present the biggest challenges.