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In a preview of how the FDA’s Office of Pharmaceutical Quality will speed approval of generic drugs, the office is rolling out a framework for ANDA filers to respond to minor agency queries involving chemistry, manufacturing and control issues early in the review cycle. Read More
TWi Pharmaceuticals’ bid to market a generic version of Par Pharmaceutical’s AIDS drug Megace ES was dealt a major blow last week after a federal appeals court overturned a lower court’s ruling that had cleared the way for the product. Read More
A compounding pharmacy pled guilty last week to manufacturing contaminated products that caused skin infections, the first compounder to be convicted of criminal charges for poor quality since the FDA gained new authority in 2013. Read More
The European Union has banned imports of Ranbaxy’s injectable antibiotic cephalosporin following an inspection by German regulators who found the company’s Dewas, India, facility was not in compliance with good manufacturing practices. Read More
Manufacturers of prescription and over-the-counter drugs containing acetaminophen should warn patients about the risk of serious skin reactions, according to an FDA draft guidance. Read More
Drugmakers may soon have to report to the FDA how they decide when to launch a CAPA investigation, if they have a performance index for their product’s critical quality attributes and the seniority level of the employee who signs off on the annual product review. Read More
King Pharmaceuticals received a Form 483 after agency investigators discovered problems with damaged equipment and cleanroom suits filled with holes. Read More