Quality Systems

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

Agency teams work together to encourage manufacturers to seek approval for previously unapproved drugs.

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

Baxter voluntarily recalls select lots of IV solutions due to possible particulate matter.

Industry awaits the final revision of USP General Chapter and the impact it will have on the evaluation of sterile product package integrity.

Quality-by-design tools improve efficiency in scale-up of pharmaceutical processes.

Drug developers understand the importance of early communication with regulators, but is EMA providing enough flexibility and support to companies?

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.

Process design experimental data and risk assessments are used to predict expected process performance and establish process performance qualification acceptance criteria.

More reliable operations would accelerate product development and prevent drug shortages.

Hope abounds for local drug discovery companies despite challenges at home.

USP announces an implementation date of Jan. 1, 2018 for General Chapters Elemental Impurities-Limits and Elemental Contaminants in Dietary Supplements.

A consensus-based standard issued by NSF International incorporates regulatory and industry requirements into a single standard for the manufacturing and distribution of pharmaceutical excipients.

Drug makers back alternative to FDA labeling update rule.

The agency outlines recommendations for the development and submission of near infrared analytical procedures.

Biosimilar applicants will not be required to hand over their biosimilar applications and manufacturing dossiers to innovator companies, determines FDA.

FDA has approved another indication for Eylea, a treatment for diabetic retinopathy in patients with diabetic macular edema.

The commission adopts 24 new and 72 revised texts for inclusion in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Emergent BioSolutions announced FDA approval of Anthrasil, an inhalable treatment that targets Anthrax toxins, as well as a contract with BARDA to develop NuThrax, an anthrax vaccine candidate.

The agency provides guidance on determining the need for environmental assessments for gene therapies, vectored vaccines, and viral and microbial products.

Guidance provides labeling standards and an implementation guide for electronic submission of lot distribution reports.

A new machine is designed for inspection of prefilled syringes.

NSF's consensus-based standard incorporates multiple regulatory and industry requirements into a single rigorous standard for the manufacturing and distribution of pharmaceutical excipients.

McNeil-PPC pleads guilty in connection with adulterated infants' and children's over-the-counter liquid medications.

BIO and the Colorado BioScience Association urge Colorado Governor Hickenlooper to sign a bill that will help patients gain access to interchangeable biologic products following FDA approvals.