Regulation: Standards, policy, compliance, and enforcement for good manufacturing practices and good laboratory practices - Pharmaceutical Technology

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Industry guidances and drafts by organizations like FDA, ICH, EMEA, USP & IPEC. Harmonization. Government policy. Validation, inspection, CGMP, imports & safety. Quality by Design (QbD), process analytical technology.

FDA Perspectives: Designation of Regulatory Starting Materials in the Manufacturing of Drug Substances: Impact on ANDA Review Time

January 2, 2012

Pharmaceutical Technology

The author describes how providing appropriate information about the API in the Common Technical Document can aid FDA's review of an abbreviated new drug application.

Moving from a Reactive to a Systemic Approach to Manage Risk

December 21, 2011

Equipment and Processing Report

Risk assessment is not a new concept to the pharmaceutical industry, but lately the phrase has become a mantra. A systemic, science-based way to manage risk is becoming essential to meeting the spirit and letter of FDA requirements.

Q&A with Deborah Tanner, Covance

December 2, 2011
Pharmaceutical Technology

A Q&A with Deborah Tanner, executive vice-president and group president of R&D laboratories at Covance, on recent industry trends.

Is Three Still the Magic Number for Process Validation?

November 16, 2011

Equipment and Processing Report

Until now, the industry has adhered to the tradition of producing three batches of product to validate its manufacturing processes. But FDA?s new process-validation guidance does not prescribe any number of batches that is necessary for compliance.

Turning around Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in the US

November 2, 2011

Pharmaceutical Technology

The authors propose a plan to keep the US pharma industry afloat and in the lead.

Near Infrared Analysis of Tablets Containing Two Active Ingredients

November 2, 2011

Pharmaceutical Technology

The study evaluates near-infrared analysis of tablets nominally containing 4 mg of chlorpheniramine maleate and 10 mg of phenylephrine hydrochloride per dose.

Global Healthcare on the Ground: Novartis Focuses on Treating Rare Diseases

November 2, 2011

Pharmaceutical Technology

Novartis AG and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation have been focusing research efforts on rare diseases since the company was established in 1996.

PQRI Case Study (5): Nonsterile Facility Cleaning Requirements

November 2, 2011

Pharmaceutical Technology

The fifth in a series of eight case studies from the Product Quality Research Institute focuses on nonsterile facility cleaning requirements.

Report from Russia

November 2, 2011

Pharmaceutical Technology

Russia is aiming to provide an alternative to China and India for drug manufacturing, including APIs.

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