Procedures: Improving Their Quality

The FDA grants accelerated approval to subcutaneous amivantamab for head and neck cancer, extending the IV-to-subcutaneous shift in biologics formulation.

USP data show fewer US drug shortages but longer ones, averaging 5+ years. Drug shortages are an incentive problem, not a manufacturing mystery.

The pharmaceutical supply chain is a complex system with high stakes. USP provides insights on how it is helping industry navigate global disruptions and procurement issues.

Jaenisch, Muraru, and Pandey discuss how regulators will audit pharma against its own AI policies and ways QA and regulatory teams can build defensible, inspection-ready AI practices.

Impurity deficiencies in submissions are remarkably consistent. Subathra Ramamoorthy, Veranova, explains how to catch them before agency filing.

Mitigating nitrosamine risk requires assessing each product individually and chasing zero nitrite in pharmaceutical excipients is often impractical and costly.

In October, FDA reorganized rare disease development around a fit-for-purpose framework and a new pathway for individualized gene editing. Regulators in Europe and the UK set out long-term plans for clinical trials, AI, and moving away from animal testing.

Continuous overall equipment effectiveness can be used to pinpoint hidden downtime and process bottlenecks in real time.