Quality Assurance/Quality Control

A combination of rapid sterility methods with the industry standard compendial method should ensure maximum safety.

Determining E&L risk from single-use components can be used to build the level of extractable profiling and PERLs.

This study reviews changes in in-country testing (registration testing, import testing) requirements and analyzes current trends. In the context of international harmonization of good practices and standards as well as the improved information exchange between national regulatory authorities, in-country testing is considered outdated and redundant in many cases.

Digital transformation is allowing for better handling, analysis, and protection of vast data collection.

A new draft guidance issued by FDA covers human- and animal-derived materials used in the manufacture of advanced therapy medicinal products.

In the new draft guidance, FDA provides recommendations on cell safety testing of human-sourced allogeneic cells for sponsor companies.

The draft guidance provides recommendations for data integrity for clinical and bioanalytical portions of bioavailability and bioequivalence studies submitted with drug applications.

The annual report details OPQ’s quality assurance work for 2023 including its support for the creation of guidance documents.

It is important to understand the differences between risk-based decision making and other decision making in a pharmaceutical quality system.

The company is recalling one lot of the product because of the potential presence of silicone particulates.

Quality-by-design risk assessment workflows can be laborious and have limited capacity to connect with vast volumes of prior knowledge generated by organizations. Their digital transformation can improve efficiency, reduce human errors, and facilitate integration within a much broader digital ecosystem.

IREM can be used for effectively assessing and mitigating risks and improving the overall sterility assurance level in all types of aseptic processing lines.

Regulatory submissions are a critical step in bringing new drugs and medical interventions to market, the success of which heavily relies on the quality and fitness of the data presented to the regulatory bodies.

This article explores the emergence of subjectivity in ICH Q9 (R1).

This article introduces that the basic technique for tolerance interval is implemented using the conventional range 85–115% LC where the proposed range in the PF is not taken into account.

Quality Quartets may be used to achieve knowledge-driven, risk-based approaches to commissioning and qualification that are consistent with ICH Q9(R1) principles.

This paper explores the relationship between investing in pharmaceutical manufacturing risk reduction and meeting business objectives.

Recent research and perspectives shed light on an opportunity to better connect risk and knowledge through improved integration of systems.

A thoughtfully constructed QRM Master Plan translates the strategy and enables a risk-based approach.

Analytical methods and tools play a pivotal role in cleaning validation.

The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Pharmasol Corporation for distributing adulterated drugs.

Novartis has issued a nationwide voluntary recall of two lots of Sandimmune Oral Solution (cyclosporine oral solution, USP), 100 mg/mL because of crystallization issues.

The bio/pharmaceutical industry is struggling with the challenge of staffing and training.

Eradicating paper-based workflows and standalone solutions operating in isolation provides a good starting point to update quality management processes.

The ICH Q9 revision clarifies QRM implementation for the pharmaceutical industry and expands descriptions of methodology, formality, and risk-based decision making to provide the industry with a solid base from which to build their own QRM programs.

Final product inspection results should be included as part of the batch release documentation, says Susan J. Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Nelson Laboratories, LLC.

Dujuan Lu, PhD, global leader—E&L, SGS Health Sciences, discusses the differences in how E&L study design should be approached based on whether the study is following ISO or USP standards.

More attention should be given to how expert opinions and judgments are elicited for reducing uncertainty in quality risk management and risk-based decision making.

There are key elements that should be covered when dealing with third-party auditors, according to Siegfried Schmitt, vice president, Technical, at Parexel.

Companies can benefit from developing a single programmatic approach to a GxP training matrix.