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The FDA issued a Form 483 to an Arizona drug compounder for lax monitoring of areas where sterile drugs are produced and for not establishing procedures to prevent contamination of products. Read More
The FDA slapped Canadian generics maker Apotex with a warning letter for serious lapses in current good manufacturing practices at its Bangalore, India, finished product plant. Read More
The FDA has warned an Oregon compounder for multiple GMP violations, including poor sterile drug manufacturing practices, using ingredients that aren’t FDA-approved and not receiving valid prescriptions for drugs it was producing. Read More
Quality problems at an India contract manufacturer are prompting Sagent Pharmaceuticals to recall its injectable atracurium besylate and shift manufacturing of the drug to its U.S. facility, leading to a likely shortage of the product. Read More
In the next few years, drugmakers will have to collect quality metrics data for FDA investigators to use in determining a facility’s quality status. Metrics being bandied about include batch failure rates, CAPA rates, complaints and right-first-time rates. Read More
The FDA last month issued long-awaited guidance for large drug compounding facilities, clarifying the types of companies that must register with the agency, plus providing additional labeling guidance for repackaging activities and adverse event reporting requirements. Read More
Drugmakers should review their inspection standard operating procedures for producing off-site records and allowing FDA investigators to take photos or conduct interviews of employees, following new agency guidance on the topics. Read More
A proposed overhaul of FDA regulations would require the agency to update GMP regulations and guidances with modern manufacturing techniques. Read More
With the FDA stepping up scrutiny of data integrity during facility inspections, drugmakers must be ready to answer tough questions about their electronic record system, an inspections expert said. Read More
Most drugmakers bend over backwards to comply with GMPs by setting up reliable quality systems and going by the book. But they still get chided by the FDA for poor quality goods produced outside their facility, one expert says. Read More
Luitpold Pharmaceuticals was chided by the FDA for failing to properly investigate how severe roof leaks in 2013 and 2014 affected production. Read More