Quality Systems

Pharmaceutical Technology® spoke with Charles Ruban, president and CEO, Verdot, about the focus of moving to sustainability practices in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Pharmaceutical Technology chats about the increasing prevalence of challenging APIs in the development pipeline and the hurdles facing formulators and manufacturers as a result of this trend with Jens Schmidt from Lonza.

The HTAR, which aims to increase access to new medicines, becomes effective Jan. 12, 2025.

Patrizia Cavazzoni, director of FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, has announced her retirement from the agency.

Posdinemab is the second tau-directed investigational therapy by J&J that has received fast track designation from FDA this year for Alzheimer’s disease.

Pharmaceutical Technology chats about continuous processes and regulatory considerations for processing equipment with Christian Dunne from ChargePoint Technology.

With this approval, HYQVIA [Immune Globulin Infusion 10% (human) with Recombinant Human Hyaluronidase] becomes the first and only facilitated subcutaneous immunoglobulin available in Japan to treat these disorders.

The draft guidance document provides recommendations for complying with 21 CFR 211.110.

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.

The guidance provides recommendations for those interested in participating in FDA’s Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Designation Program.

The company is recalling one lot of PROGRAF 0.5mg (tacrolimus) and one lot of ASTAGRAF XL 0.5mg (tacrolimus extended-release) capsules because some bottles may contain empty capsules.

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.

Pharmaceutical Technology® spoke with Sujay Jadhav, CEO of Verana Health about trends in real-world data and the impact these trends will continue to have on the pharmaceutical industry in 2025.

FDA's approval of Hikma Pharmaceuticals’ liraglutide injection makes this product the first generic version of Victoza, a GLP-1 receptor agonist.

The company is voluntarily recalling all lots of Adrenalin Chloride Solution (EPINEPHrine nasal solution, USP) 30 mg/30 mL (1 mg/mL) 30 mL vials due to misleading labeling and its status as an unapproved drug.

The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research’s new center will coordinate and promote use of real-word data in regulatory decisions.

Pharmaceutical Technology® spoke with Nicola Reid, Associate Director Product Management, Endotoxin Products at Charles River Laboratories, to get her perspective on endotoxin testing and USP’s new Chapter <86> Bacterial Endotoxins Test Using Recombinant Reagents.

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 European Commission has approved Novo Holdings' acquisition of Catalent, which includes the related sale of three manufacturing sites to Novo Nordisk, which is also acquiring the Czech Republic manufacturing site of Novavax for $200 million.

This paper explores the legal and regulatory framework around 3D drug printing, particularly for personalized medicine, considering regulatory compliance, business concerns, and intellectual property rights.

The draft guidance provides information on the agency’s accelerated approval process and criteria for approval.

A statistical procedure based on a quality range is proposed for demonstrating comparability between pre-change and post-change process slopes in an accelerated or stressed stability study.

The agency’s safety committee found no sufficient evidence of causal relationship between the antibiotic doxycycline and the risk of suicide or suicidal thoughts.

The European Commission has developed a roadmap aimed at reversing the rising trend of cancer across the European Union.

EXO Biologics and ExoXpert, an EXO Biologics subsidiary, have received GMP certification of a European manufacturing facility for exosomes and have successfully loaded mRNA and DNA payloads into GMP-grade exosomes for drug delivery.

A new platform allowing market authorization holders to report drug shortages has gone live.

FDA's approval will allow Kedrion to manufacture Ryplazim (plasminogen, human-tvmh), the only FDA-approved therapy for treating PLGD-1, at facility in Bolognana, Italy.

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

FDA's approval of eladocagene exuparvovec-tneq (Kebilidi) makes that product the first FDA-approved gene therapy for treating AADC deficiency.

CHMP has granted Eisai Europe and Biogen a positive opinion for the use of their monoclonal antibody therapy in treating early Alzheimer’s disease.