Quality Assurance/Quality Control

The authors propose a streamlined, efficient approach to determining specification equivalence that starts with a paper-based assessment of the methods and progresses to a data assessment for the methods under evaluation.

The deadline for stakeholder consultation submissions on the new and updated regulations is Oct. 7, 2025.

The authors performed interference and enhancement testing using a formulated alkaline and acid cleaner, as well as common biopharmaceutical process residues.

George Francis Tidmarsh, MD, PhD, founding co-director of Stanford’s Master of Translational Research and Applied Medicine program, has been appointed as the new director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

An ordered pharmaceutical compounding process for use in 503A pharmacies, 503B outsourcing facilities, pharmaceutical industry, and other applications.

Bulk drug calculations for different types of active moieties and drugs require different calculations and labeling.

Amit Chivate, senior market manager, Greater Asia and China, Roquette, provides his perspective on FDA’s recommendations regarding nitrosamines.

The European Union is discussing ways to reduce Europe’s over-reliance on imports of APIs.

While global harmonization exists, there are still differences between the US and European GMP requirements that manufacturers should know, says Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, vice president, Technical at Parexel.

Calculating the amount of drug needed for compounding requires different considerations for respective drug types and forms.

Josh Hoerner, general manager of Purisys, provides his perspective on FDA’s recommendations for acceptable intake limits for N-nitrosamine impurities.

Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates, and Rona LeBlanc-Rivera, PhD, principal consultant, Regulatory Affairs at Regulatory Compliance Associates, answer some questions about FDA’s January 2025 21 CFR 211.110 guidance document.

The Act is the European Union’s plan to avert drug shortages.

William Wainwright, business development manager at Iwata Label USA, discusses the practical security benefits of functional labels at INTERPHEX 2025.

The Omni ASCENT, officially launched at INTERPHEX 2025, is a next-generation off-site manufactured vertical utility solution aimed at optimizing the flexibility and efficiency of cleanrooms.

Sherwin-Williams’ advanced coating systems are designed to ensure safety, sterility, and efficiency in pharma manufacturing environments.

Being fully versed on the ins and outs of design quality can improve the project design phase life cycle.

The comment period for the Federal Register Notice, “Evaluating the Immunogenicity Risk of Host Cell Proteins in Follow-on Recombinant Peptide Products: Establishment of a Public Docket: Request for Information and Comments”, has been reopened by FDA until March 3, 2025.

In this first of a four-part series, the authors provide an introduction to a practical approach for establishing specification equivalence. The regulatory basis and compliance examples from FDA observations and warning letters are included to support the need for an effective process.

With so many personnel involved in the development and manufacture of pharmaceuticals, proper training of all staff is key to ensuring a quality product.

The $3.6 million investment will allow the CDMO to boost its advanced labeling, automated visual inspection, and fill/finish capabilities.

Pharmaceutical training programs are enhanced by integrating ICH quality risk management considerations.

Data governance, data integrity, and data quality are all widely used terms, but what do they actually mean and how are they connected?

This article presents an overview of FDA’s recent update to the guidance document, Control of Nitrosamine Impurities in Human Drugs.

Contract organizations offer assistance when managing changes to material suppliers during a product’s lifecycle.

Viral vectors and other complex biologic modalities require more specificity and higher sensitivity to detect and distinguish contaminants.

The growing use of continuous manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry merits a review of the application of dry cleaning and sanitization methods, especially for non-sterile oral solid drug product manufacturing of dry powders.

Manual and automated inspection technologies have their own advantages and limitations.

The US Pharmacopeia’s Microbiology Expert Committee approved the inclusion of a chapter into the United States Pharmacopeia–National Formulary that allows the use of non-animal-derived reagents for endotoxin testing.

Using one system for test execution and sample management, improving right-first-time, and allowing review by exception can deliver access to key lab data faster.