Regulatory Oversight and Compliance

Genzyme (Cambridge, MA) signed a consent decree of permanent injunction that requires the company to correct manufacturing-quality violations at its Allston, Massachusetts, manufacturing facility.

McNeil Consumer Healthcare is voluntarily recalling all lots that have not yet expired of certain over-the-counter children's and infants' liquid products.

Manufacturers will pay new fees but anticipate expanded drug use and safeguards for innovation.

The growth of Brazil's generic-drug market is on a fast track, but what are the projections for the sector's future?

A book helps statistics novices prepare to comply with the US Food and Drug Administration's draft guidance on process validation.

When vessels, seals, and cooling units go haywire, operators must get in the mix.

The author describes the new IPEA excipient good-manufacturing-practice certification program that is now ANSI accredited. This article is part of a special issue on excipients and solid dosage.

New Draft Guidance for Solid Oral Dosage Forms Focuses on Physical Chemical Identifiers. This article is part of PharmTech's supplement "Solid Dosage and Excipients 2010."

FDA made available a draft guidance that would expand the information disclosed about conflict-of-interest waivers.

Genzyme provided an update on its manufacturing operations following the issuance of a draft consent decree by FDA regarding the company's Allston Landing, Massachusetts, manufacturing plant.

FDA Issues Warning Letter To Pfizer; And More.

An evaluation conducted by Ernst & Young assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of the European Medicines Agency has largely praised the agency; however, a number of strategic and operational recommendations for further improvements have also been made.

FDA Issues Warning Letters to Six US Medical Spas; and More.

Laboratory personnel share interesting tales as well as stories of unexpected tails.

As demand for global vaccine development and production grows, all eyes are turning to Asia.

FDA lacks resources to manage expanding postmarketing responsibilities.

In an attempt to strengthen safeguards against counterfeit, diverted, subpotent, misbranded, adulterated, or expired drugs, FDA issued a new final guidance for industry.

Biotechnology company Genzyme reported that FDA notified the company that it intends to take enforcement action to ensure that products are made in compliance with good manufacturing practice (GMP) regulations.

FDA issued a new guidance for industry to help new drug applicants write the dosage and administration section of their products' labels.

The US Food and Drug Administration recently published guidance for the characterization and qualification of cell substrates, viral seeds, and other biological materials used to manufacture viral vaccines for human use.

Could President Obama's tax reform, which is targeted at reducing outsourcing, endanger India's contract-services industry?

FDA modernizes information systems, expands access to drug safety and use information.

From last-minute product inserts to putting out fires, close calls are a common occurrence.

FDA Releases Annual Guidance Agenda; OMB Urges Obama to Issue Revised Executive Order.

Sharing too much-or too little-information can have disastrous onsequences.