Quality Systems

FDA is exploring ways to keep branded drug companies from using REMS to block the development of generic drugs.

The debate continues over biosimilar naming, interchangeability, and patent protection, as well as lingering concerns in the medical community about the safety of switching patients to new therapies.

While most pharma companies are in partial production using generators, few are operating at 100% capacity.

The voluntary recall is due to blister packages containing the incorrect product.

The agency published guidance regarding OTC aspirin products that have cardiovascular-related images in their labels.

The agency gave Breakthrough Therapy Designation to GSK’s GSK2857916 monotherapy for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma who have failed at least three prior lines of therapy.

FDA sent warning letters to four companies illegally selling products online that claim to prevent, diagnose, treat, or cure cancer without evidence to support these statements.

Data governance is necessary for compliance with current regulatory expectations for data integrity in pharmaceutical R&D and manufacturing organizations.

The shift toward continuous manufacturing among European pharmaceutical manufacturers has not been accompanied by a similar strong increase in the use of automation and sensor-based on-line monitoring.

The level of formality in change control may be holding back your SOP progress, according to Siegfried Schmitt, principal consultant at PAREXEL.

The revised Akers-Agalloco aseptic risk assessment and mitigation method includes two sub-methods that can be used independently for risk assessment.

FDA seeks to focus on problematic facilities and inform firms quickly about site problems.

Industry experts were honored for business, scientific, and social contributions.

Creating a quality culture can prevent the costs and challenges associated with receiving a consent decree.

In Part I of this article series, the regression control chart method for identifying out-of-trend data in pharmaceutical stability studies is investigated, and an improved approach is suggested.

Inadequate endotoxin testing places patients at risk. Knowing the relative strengths and weaknesses of available test methods is crucial to maintaining quality and safety.

FDA announced a public workshop to explore strategies for addressing the crisis of opioid addiction through innovations in packaging, storage, and disposal.

A mutual recognition agreement to accept inspection data from eight EU regulatory authorities may reduce inspection burdens at global drug facilities.

Preventative maintenance of heat transfer fluid systems is important for reducing downtime in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

The vaccine is approved for the prevention of shingles in adult patients aged 50 years and older.

The company has passed inspection by the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, and is now licensed to develop, manufacture, and pack non-potent and potent solid oral drug products at its site in Loughborough, England.

FDA sent a warning letter to Ridge Properties, LLC, after inspectors found a variety of current good manufacturing practice violations at the company’s Salem, OR facility.

Scott Gottlieb, MD, went before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to give members the agency’s view on how to fight the opioid crisis, stressing the use of long-term treatment with drug therapy.

The M&A advisory firm has developed an interactive map of manufacturing sites to give insight into the market size of global manufacturing.

The agency has published educational material for physicians promoting the benefits of biosimilars.