Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Checkweighers, metal detectors, x-ray inspectors, leak detectors, headspace analyzers, and optical inspection systems for packaging were demonstrated at INTERPHEX 2015.

Sepha's VisionScan Max can leak-test full production batches of blister packs.

Siegfried Schmitt, principal consultant, PAREXEL, discusses how to handle internal audit reports during inspections.

Heightened regulatory scrutiny of data integrity highlights the need for comprehensive procedural reviews and strategies for managing mission-critical information.

An ISPE guidance document, four years in the making, brings risk-based thinking, statistics, and Lean Six Sigma to cleaning validation.

Presenters at IVT's Microbiology Week discussed best practices and recent guidance publications for microbial control in sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical processes.

Optical inspection equipment for packaging was displayed at INTERPHEX 2015.

The new Kaye Validator AVS combines accurate sensor measurements with all GMP requirements for calibration and traceability.

The basic principle behind QbD is that quality should be built into a product with an understanding of the product and process by which it is developed and manufactured along with a knowledge of the risks involved in manufacturing the product and how best to mitigate those risks.

Siegfried Schmitt, principal consultant, PAREXEL, discusses how to keep up with changing regulations.

The European Pharmacopoeia defines the format and content of monographs for biologicals to keep pace with recent approaches and meet the needs of its users.

The European Medicines Agency releases guidelines for addressing and reporting risks associated with medication errors.

FDA issues a Warning Letter to Hospira S.p.A. for GMP violations at the company’s Liscate, Italy facility.

The Human Microbiome Project has increased our understanding of the relationship between humans and microorganisms. The authors offer a new perspective on how this knowledge should be considered in setting standards for pharmaceutical quality control in microbiology.

A new machine is designed for inspection of prefilled syringes.

Siegfried Schmitt, Principal Consultant, PAREXEL International, discusses good engineering practices.

Siegfried Schmitt, Principal Consultant, PAREXEL International, discusses how to handle staff challenges to regulation requirements

The author proposes a quality management system that uses the power of executive management to promote a positive quality culture.

The parenteral manufacturing industry is taking action to address particulate contamination issues.

A selection of articles and news about quality metrics.

After almost two years of anticipation, Janet Woodcock, director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), has administration approval for organizational changes to bolster programs and policies to ensure drug quality.

The European Medicines Agency releases highlights from its Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee safety review meeting in October.

We?ve just opened new pharmaceutical laboratories! Our experienced scientists offer independent chemical and microbiological quality control testing of APIs, raw materials, finished products and medical devices in compliance with cGMP

FDA report details risk mitigation projects.

PDA surveys are designed to evaluate quality metrics practices at member organizations.

Cubist Pharmaceuticals voluntarily recalls certain lots of CUBICIN 500 mg in 10 mL single-use vials because of the presence of particulate matter.

Biopharma manufacturers must reduce the risk in their complex supply chains

Control charts that are properly constructed and maintained prevent false out-of-control signals and provide a useful method for monitoring a process.

Siegfried Schmitt, Principal Consultant, PAREXEL International, discusses how to ensure data integrity.

Statistical analysis shows how much testing is needed to deliver a reliable estimate result.