Regulatory Oversight

FDA, EMA, and senior officials from the European Commission met to discuss the EU-US mutual recognition agreement for inspections, the development of advanced therapies, the requirements for approving generic drugs, and Real-World Evidence used for post-authorization monitoring.

The contract development and manufacturing company has received an additional approval from Health Canada to manufacture monoclonal antibody drug substance at its first plant in Icheon, South Korea.

Regulatory authorities have published draft guidance on strategies to facilitate pharmaceutical lifecycle management.

The agency is encouraging team-based reviews and streamlined processes that will make the oversight process more efficient and consistent.

The International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) is field-testing the design principles of a comprehensive, industry-led program of self-evaluation of pharmaceutical quality that will align with the purpose of FDA’s quality metrics.

PDA reviews an industry survey of concerns and best practices regarding the EU GMP’s required PUPSIT test for filters used in sterile filtration.

Open communication channels between all the parties involved is key when outsourcing analytical methods, says Susan Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates.

FDA and Congress seek to limit the production and distribution of pain medicines.

Pharmaceutical companies and their contractors are reorganizing their manufacturing lines and logistics to ensure compliance with the serialization requirements, but many SMEs are struggling to meet the deadline.

The company’s new UV-1900 UV-VIS spectrophotometer incorporates features that improve usability, regulatory compliance, and performance.

The agency published two guidance documents to address brand drug makers’ use of REMS to block generic-drug development.

The new draft guidance addresses the premarketing assessment of a drug’s effect on blood pressure.

FDA sent a warning letter to Jilin Shulan Synthetic Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. after an inspection found CGMP violations including a lack of data integrity.

This marks the third FDA approval for the company’s second biomanufacturing plant in Incheon, Korea.

Right-to-Try bill sent to White House for President’s signature after passage by Congress.

The agency issued guidance on over-the-counter topical drug products that address maximal usage trials.

The FDA commissioner released a statement expressing the agency’s plan to address tactics used by pharma companies to delay generic-drug competition.

Representatives from the two pharmacopeias held a symposium on European and Indian legislation and regulatory requirements regarding the quality of drugs.

ASTM’s E-55.05 committee aims to turn best practices into industry standards in order to eliminate variability and allow a 70-year-old process to leverage 21st century tools, technologies, and practices.

Validation ensures safe and effective biologic products that benefit the patients whose health and wellbeing depend on the therapies.

President Donald Trump announced his strategy for making prescription medicines more affordable and accessible in the United States.

FDA sent a warning letter to Goran Pharma Private Limited citing inadequate quality control violations.

The use of more targeted therapies is expanding as the public gains access to low-cost genetic testing, and more advanced computer systems are offering data from healthcare systems.

The agency is seeking permanent injunctions to stop two stem cell clinics from marketing stem cell products without FDA approval and for violating cGMP requirements.

Smaller review divisions will bring experts closer to decision processes and reduce bottlenecks, FDA leaders say.

Pharmaceutical companies should consider what is required for QIDP designation and whether they can use it to extend the protection afforded to their innovative products.

The European Union is collaborating with the Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme to develop similar guides for evaluating inspectorates’ competency.

Updated guidelines and new technologies aid visual inspection of parenteral products and packaging.

Airflow visualization studies, or smoke studies, confirm unidirectional airflow patterns in an aseptic processing facility.

FDA’s commissioner addresses opioid abuse, drug costs, and manufacturing quality.