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122702.07.2008Draft Guideline on Safety and Efficacy Follow-Up-Risk Management of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products
122602.07.2008ICH Guideline Q10 "Pharmaceutical Quality System" Finalised
122325.06.2008FDA publishes draft of Biological Product Deviation Reports Summary
122225.06.2008Will the Quality by Design Approach Increase Costs and Resources?
121918.06.2008Visions of CBER for Vaccine Manufacturing
121818.06.2008New Amendments to Eudralex Volume 10
121411.06.2008European QP Association Initiates Shared Audit Database
121311.06.2008Medicine Counterfeits: EU Commission publishes Comments from Associations
121004.06.2008Consequences of the Guideline 98/8/EG and the Biocide Act for the pharmaceutical industry
120904.06.2008European Commission, EMEA and FDA decide to intensify cooperation
120629.05.2008Training Slides on Validation from the WHO
120529.05.2008GHTF Publishes Auditing Guideline
120221.05.2008EDQM publishes "Guide to the Preparation, Use and Quality Assurance of Blood Components"
120121.05.2008New FDA Plans Intend to Ensure Drug Safety for Imported Products
119714.05.2008Risk-based Inspection Programme - a Model for Future Inspections?
119614.05.2008New Draft of Inspection Guideline on Tissue and Cell Procurement
119514.05.2008Revised Chapter 4 of the EU Guideline to GMP Released for Public Consultation
119107.05.2008Adoption of the Commission Proposal on Variations (co-decision part)
119007.05.2008PIC/S Publishes Guideline for GMP in Healthcare Establishments
118907.05.2008Will the FDA Continue Its Initiative "cGMPs for the 21st Century"?
118530.04.2008European Compliance Academy (ECA) Initiates New Working Group
118430.04.2008EU Plans Extension of GMP Guide for APIs to Quality Risk Management
118330.04.2008ICH Q11 - A New Guideline for the Development of APIs Is Being Created
117923.04.2008Draft Annex 13 Released: European Commission Asks for Comments
117823.04.2008EMEA Issues Statement on WFI Preparation through Reverse Osmosis
117723.04.2008New FDA Guidance on Dissolution Testing: No Calibrator Tablets!
117216.04.2008EMEA Publishes Q-and-As on Genotoxic Impurities
117116.04.2008EU Publishes New Version of EU GMP Guide Annex 11 "Computerised Systems"
117016.04.2008FDA Reacts to Recent Problem Cases and Establishes GMP Inspection Office in China
116709.04.2008FDA Withdraws Changes to the cGMP Guide (21 CFR 210/211)
116609.04.2008Consultation on the Revised Annexes 1, 2 and 3 on the Clinical Trial Application Form
114709.04.2008European Commission Plans Far-Reaching Changes to GMP and GDP in the Fight against Counterfeit Medicines
116202.04.2008Chinese Regulatory Agency: Drug and API Importers are Responsible for Supply Quality
116102.04.2008Deviations and Failure Investigation - CAPA in the Light of FDA Inspections
115826.03.2008USP General Chapter <1058> Analytical Instrument Qualification Comes into Force on 1 August 2008
115626.03.2008FDA Confirms Use of "Container Closure System Integrity Testing" instead of "Sterility Testing" in Stability Testing
115219.03.2008EMEA Releases Concept Paper on a Guideline on Documentation Concerning Biological IMPs
115119.03.2008FDA Provides Certifications to Accompany Applications or Submissions on Website
114619.03.2008New Version 10.0 of GMP Guideline Manager Software Released - Free of Charge for ECA Members
114412.03.2008Annual Review 2007
114312.03.2008GMP for Excipients - The USP General Information Chapter <1078> under Revision
114212.03.2008CDER Guidance Agenda Published
113805.03.2008FDA Requests Nearly $2.4 Billion as Part of the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Budget
113705.03.2008Handling of OOS Results – Still an Important Issue in FDA Inspections
113605.03.2008Warning Letters Report 2007 Frequent Deficiencies in Quality Control Labs and in the Clearing of Deviations in Production
113504.03.200810th APIC Conference on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
113128.02.2008FDA Approval for Parenteral Products in Plastic Immediate Containers
113028.02.2008FDA Guidance on Alternative Sterility Testing
112928.02.2008New EMEA Paper on Markers for Herbal Medicinal Products
112621.02.2008EMEA Issues Statement on Status of Revision of GMP Guide Concerning "Dedicated Facilities"
112521.02.2008EU Publishes Changes to Chapter 1 EC GMP Guide and Annex 20
112421.02.2008New Version of Annex 1 to the EC GMP Guide on Sterile Manufacture Published
111913.02.2008List of New, Withdrawn and Revised FDA Guidances Published
111813.02.2008EMEA's Piotr Krauze Confirmed to speak at ECA Good Development Conference
111713.02.2008Eudralex Volume 10 Updated
111306.02.2008Outcome of the Public Consultation of the Review of the Variations Regulations (Comitology Part) Published
111206.02.2008Expert Team of German Medicines Manufacturers' Association Develops Quality System Manual
111106.02.2008EU Council Adopts EFPIA Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines
110830.01.2008FDA Foreign Inspection Programme under Review
110730.01.2008Medical Devices Warning Letters Report 2007 - Process Validation Again among the Top 5
110424.01.2008European QP Association Plans on Launching Interest Group for Advanced Therapies
110324.01.2008FDA Reacts to Report Accusing the Authority of Serious Deficiencies
110016.01.2008Amendment to Chapter 5 of the GMP Guide ("Qualification of Suppliers") Expected in Early 2008
109916.01.2008Recognition of Compendial Methods - EMEA Publishes New ICH Q4B Documents
109619.12.2007Identification and Classification of Deficiencies in Glass Packaging Materials
109519.12.2007New GMP-Guide on Qualification Approved by the ASTM
109113.12.2007ICH Publishes Annex to ICH Q8
109013.12.2007FDA Modifies cGMP Guide - New Text Published
108705.12.2007FDA Inspections at Biological Drugs Sites
108605.12.2007The FDA Does Recognise Alternative Compendia (BP/EP/JP) After All
108328.11.2007Complaint Handling and Recalls in the Focus of Regulatory Inspections and Enforcement
108228.11.2007New Proposals for Analytical Balances and Quality-Relevant Weighing Processes in the American Pharmacopoeia
107921.11.2007Classification of GMP-Observations in the Various Inspectorates
107821.11.2007EMEA Publishes Draft on Assessment of the Quality of Medicinal Products Containing Existing/Known Active Substances
107415.11.2007European Companies and QPPVs in the Focus of U.K. Pharmacovigilance Inspections
107315.11.2007Implementation of Modern GMP Aspects: Revision of the Annex 2 of the EC GMP Guide as an Example
107215.11.2007New EMEA Guideline Draft on Stability Testing with Modified Testing Conditions
106907.11.2007FDA Estimates Effort for Implementing Requirements for Medical Devices
106807.11.2007EU Commission Publishes Draft of New Variation Regulation
106402.11.2007Input for ECA's RMM Best Practice Guide Chapter from Leading Industry Expert
106302.11.2007EU Commission and EMEA Plan Extensive Further Development in the GMP Environment
106025.10.2007Clinical Trials in India: recent developments
105925.10.2007FDA Plans Changes to the cGMP Guide (21 CFR 211)
105822.10.2007Swiss Biotech Association and IFAPP in co-operation with the ECA
105722.10.2007New GAMP® Good Practice Guide "Electronic Data Archiving"
105522.10.2007News from the FDA Regarding Inspections, GMP Deficiencies and Recalls
105009.10.2007How to Overcome Problems during Validation of an Alternative Microbiological Test System?
104909.10.2007European Commission Releases New GMP Guide Annex 2 for Biologics for Consultation
104809.10.2007EMEA Publishes New HMPC Guideline on Combination Herbal Medicinal Products
104404.10.2007India's Central Drug Authority Gets More Power to Control Clinical Trials
104304.10.2007Outsourcing: What Has to Be Taken into Account from a GMP Perspective?
104204.10.2007Update of USP General Chapter <1010> "Analytical Data - Interpretation and Treatment" Suggested
103826.09.2007EMEA Publishes Updated Questions & Answers Guidance on Variations
103726.09.2007USP Chapter <643> TOC and <645> Conductivity in Revision
103626.09.2007UK Pharmaceutical Industry Association Revises Guidelines for Phase I Trials
103219.09.2007FDA CDER Publishes Facts-and-Figures Document
103119.09.2007FDA Publishes Guideline for Eligibility Determination for Donors of Human Cells and Tissues
103019.09.2007PIC/S Publishes New Version of GMP Guide
102712.09.2007Current EMEA Statements regarding the Introduction of the Harmonised Test Methods in Microbiology
102612.09.2007Raman Spectroscopy in the USP
102205.09.2007EDQM Issues Q&A Documents on Harmonised Microbiological Test Procedures
102105.09.2007ISPE Publishes White Paper on "Dedicated Facilities"
101729.08.2007Harmonisation of EMEA GMP/GDP and GCP Inspectors Groups
101629.08.2007Revision of the EU Variations Regulations
101222.08.2007EU GMP Guide Annex 6 "Manufacture of Medicinal Gases" Draft Revision published for Public Consultation
101122.08.2007EMEA Publishes Guideline on Strategies to Identify and Mitigate Risks in first-in-human Clinical Trials with IMPs
100716.08.2007EMEA Publishes Q&A Document on the ASMF Procedure and on Specifications of Residual Solvents
100616.08.2007USP Publishes Revised General Chapter on NIR and Takes Account of the Increased Use of NIR in PAT
100308.08.2007Free Webcast from the Chairman of the European QP Association Available
100208.08.2007MicroSeq Chapter of ECA's RMM Good Practice Guide published for discussion
100108.08.2007ISO Standard 15378 with GMP Requirements to Manufacturers of Primary Packaging Materials Adopted as EN Standard
99701.08.2007Free Webcast with Chairman of ECA's Working Group on Rapid Microbiological Methods Dr Robert Johnson
99601.08.2007EMEA Provides Guidance for Implementing Harmonised Microbiology Chapters
99501.08.2007USP General Chapter <1226> Comes into Force on 1 December 2007
99226.07.2007Report of the Annual Advisory Board Meeting of the European Compliance Academy (ECA)
99126.07.2007MHRA Publishes Pharmacovigilance Inspection Metrics Reports for 2006
99026.07.2007FDA's CBER Updates Q&A List Concerning the Current Good Tissue Practice (CGTP) Final Rule
98718.07.2007New Guidance Published in Eudralex Volume 10 - Clinical Trials
98618.07.2007FDA's Office CBER Publishes Q&As on Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps)
98311.07.2007EMEA Holds Workshop on First-in-Man Clinical Trials Draft Guideline
98211.07.2007FDA Representatives Conduct Q&A Session on OOS Results
97904.07.2007Harmonisation of Pharmaceutical Water Requirements in Pharmacopoeias Continues
97804.07.2007FDA Announces Expansion of Cooperation with EC and EMEA
97528.06.2007EMEA Facilitates Proposal to Establish a Harmonised Format for IMP Batch Release Certification
97428.06.2007EMEA Issues SOP on Coordination of Pre-Approval GxP Inspections
97120.06.2007TOC in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia
97020.06.2007Changes to Chapter 5 of the EU GMP Guide Proposed
96713.06.2007FDA's CVM Publishes New Guidances on CMC
96613.06.2007GMP-Compliant Sanitisation of Pharmaceutical Water Systems
96206.06.2007Dr Robert Johnson Appointed Chairman of ECA RMM Working Group
96106.06.2007ICH Q10 Emphasises Quality Management Systems
96006.06.2007Proposed Change for Dissolution Performance Verification Testing
95731.05.2007ICH Publishes Q10 Guideline as Step 2
95630.05.2007Richard Bonner Accepts Nomination as Director Regulatory Affairs for the European Compliance Academy (ECA)
95530.05.2007Final FDA Computerized Systems Guideline available
95430.05.2007OECD Analyses Economic Effects of Counterfeiting and Piracy of Pharmaceuticals
95023.05.2007EMEA Analyses Quality Defects in Centrally Authorised Products
94923.05.2007Supplier Qualification in the Focus of EU GMP Inspectorates
94514.05.2007LIMS/CDS Get More Attention in Inspections
94414.05.2007EMEA Launches EudraGMP Database
92814.05.2007Justification of Limits for Cleaning Validation in the Manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
94109.05.2007European Qualified Person Association Presents Results of Members Survey
94009.05.2007FDA Withdraws Recognition of Alternative Pharmacopoeias (BP/EP/JP)
93909.05.2007USP Defines New Procedure for Reference Standards
93603.05.2007The Product Quality Review in the Focus of Inspections
93503.05.2007EMEA Reflection Paper on Handling Deviations
93225.04.2007USP Harmonises Requirements on Sterile Water
92719.04.2007EMEA and European Commission Publish Document to Describe the Issue and Update of GMP Certificates
92618.04.2007Annual Review 2006
92517.04.2007Current GMP and Regulatory Developments on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
92212.04.2007EMEA Publishes Set of Auditing Documents for Joint Audit Programme
92112.04.2007The UN International Narcotics Control Board Warns of Counterfeit Medicines
91803.04.2007Current FDA Activities
91703.04.2007European Commission Publishes Draft of GMP Directive on Certain Excipients
91428.03.2007Deviations and Failure Investigation - CAPA in the light of FDA Inspections
91328.03.2007UK MHRA Publishes Guidance for Qualified Persons
91021.03.2007FDA Director Steven Galson presents CDER update
90921.03.2007Inspection Deficiencies regarding Validation and Qualification Aspects in EMEA Inspections
90821.03.2007Multi User Version of the GMP Guideline Manager Software for Company Members
90514.03.2007New Version 9.0 of GMP Navigator Software Released under New Name
90314.03.2007Process Validation Again Among the Top Five in the Warning Letters Report for Medical Devices
90414.03.2007ISPE Publishes New Guideline on Water and Steam Systems
90008.03.2007Pharmaceutical Engineering in the Focus of EMEA Inspections
89908.03.2007Biofilms as the Cause of OOS/OOT Results
89601.03.2007The Product Quality Review gets down to business
89501.03.2007New HMPC Guideline Published
89221.02.2007EMEA Publishes 2007 Work Plan for Ad Hoc GMP Inspection Services Group
89121.02.2007EMEA Publishes Content of the GMP Inspections Database for the First Time
88814.02.2007FDA Requests More Budget for Public Health Goals
88714.02.2007USP Statement on Dissolution Testing
88407.02.2007Global Efforts in Cold Chain Management and Good Transportation Practice Increase
88307.02.2007New Draft of Chapter 1 "Quality Management" of the EU GMP Guidelines Published
87931.01.2007FDA Requirements on Reporting and Interpreting OOS Results
87831.01.2007FDA 483s Available on the World Wide Web
87424.01.2007List of New, Withdrawn and Revised FDA Guidances Published
87324.01.2007EDQM Publishes TOP TEN Deficiencies Found in Applications for CEPs
87016.01.2007Validation Aspects in US FDA Warning Letters
86916.01.2007EMEA Publishes Concept Paper on Annex 11 - Computerised Systems
86510.01.2007New HMPC Guidelines for Herbal Medicinal Products
86410.01.2007Warning Letters Report 2006
86119.12.2006ECA Working Group on Rapid Microbiological Methods (RMM) Offers Membership
86019.12.2006FDA Advisory Committee discusses new Quality Guidances and Initiatives
85713.12.2006European QP Association's first QP Forum a Complete Success
85613.12.2006Postponed Implementation of USP Microbiology Chapters
85511.12.2006FDA Criticises Maintenance and Cleaning of Equipment
85207.12.2006Active Substance Master File Guideline in Revision
85107.12.2006Publicly accessible Webinar on FDA Study Results
84730.11.2006Comprehensive FDA Study on Inspections and GMP Deviations Published
84630.11.2006EMEA Publishes New Q&A Document on Its Website
84321.11.2006APIC Revises Third-Party Auditing Programme for APIs
84221.11.2006Delegation of GMP-Inspections within the EU
83816.11.2006ICH collaborates with Standards Development Organisations to enforce globalisation of its standards
83716.11.2006Readability of Label and Package Leaflet - Revised Draft of the European Commission
83309.11.2006FDA Defines the "Term Quality Unit"
83208.11.2006Significance of USP General Chapters above <999> for FDA
82831.10.2006Analysis of GMP Inspections by MHRA
82931.10.2006ICH Q9 - Training Material Published
82424.10.2006Draft General Chapter USP <1226> Verification of Compendial Methods Completely Revised
82324.10.2006Eudralex Volume 10 Summarises Requirements on Clinical Trials
82223.10.2006New USP Draft for General Chapter <621> Chromatography with Impact on HPLC System Suitability Tests
81817.10.2006HPLC in FDA Warning Letter
81717.10.2006New ICH Guideline Q4B
81617.10.2006New FDA Activities for Minimising the TSE Risk
81212.10.2006New OOS Guidance by FDA!
81011.10.2006Validation - a New Philosophy Ahead
80805.10.2006FDA Publishes Final Guidance: Quality System Approach to Pharmaceutical cGMP Regulations
80604.10.2006New European QP Association Counts more than 350 Members already
80402.10.2006EMEA Aims at Harmonising the Requirements on Biotechnological Medicinal Products in Clinical Trials
80502.10.2006EMEA Develops GMP Database
80126.09.2006FDA Publishes Guidance Agenda for the Coming Fiscal Year 2007
80026.09.2006Initiative by Members of EU Parliament Calls for GMP Inspections of API Manufacturing Sites within and outside the EU
79720.09.2006New EMEA Guideline on Declaration of Herbal Medicinal Products
79620.09.2006How to Comment FDA Proposed Regulations
79520.09.2006EMEA plans Guideline on Quality of Combination Herbal Medicinal Products
78907.09.2006Product Quality Review - Consequences from the EC GMP Guideline and Authority Expectations
78807.09.2006EMEA supports PAT for Variations
78707.09.2006New USP Chapter for the Pharmaceutical Microbiology
78330.08.2006GMP Webinars Now Available as Recorded Webinars
78230.08.2006EMEA Revises Compilation of Community Procedures
78128.08.2006EMEA Publishes Comments on Draft Guidelines for Herbal Medicinal Products
77721.08.2006Report of the Annual Advisory Board Meeting of the European Compliance Academy (ECA)
77621.08.2006New EMEA Guidelines for Herbal Medicinal Products
77521.08.2006EMEA Plans Revision of NIR Guideline
77421.08.2006Annual Review 2006
77110.08.2006European Compliance Academy (ECA) Advisory Board Establishes European Qualified Person Association
77009.08.2006EMEA Reflection Paper on PAT
76428.07.2006European Compliance Academy initiates Working Group for Rapid Microbiological Methods
76328.07.2006PIC/S revises Guide to GMP for Medicinal Products
76118.07.2006ICH Steering Committee Withdraws ICH Q1 F Guideline
76014.07.2006Qualified Person Must Confirm API-Related Notification of Changes
75704.07.2006Is There a List of Equipment for Pharmaceutical Manufacture Approved by FDA?
75630.06.2006Revision of FDA/EU GMP ISO Matrix - ECA Good Practice Guide
75329.06.2006EMEA's View on the Implementation of RMMs for WFI and Purified Water
75229.06.2006GMP Questions and Answers from the Canadian Authority
74819.06.2006Results of the ECA Survey on Rapid Microbiological Methods - RMMs
74719.06.2006FDA Conducts Workshop for Small Pharmaceutical Businesses
74619.06.2006FDA Announces Withdrawal of 5 and Revision of 2 Guidances
74130.05.2006New FDA Science Forum Documents on Dissolution Testing
74030.05.2006Validation Requirements on the Packaging of Medical Devices
73930.05.2006DoE from the Authorities' Point of View
73524.05.2006Online Seminars Generate Big Interest: Successful Start of the GMP-Webinars
73424.05.2006New EMEA Document on Release Decisions of a Qualified Person
72917.05.2006ASTM Draft Guide: Science- and Risk-Based Approach to Qualification
72815.05.2006FDA's New Validation Approach - The Life Cycle Approach
72712.05.2006EU Requirements on Braille for Printed Packaging Materials
72310.05.2006The current thinking about Rapid Microbiological Methods and PAT
72209.05.2006Risk Management in a New EMEA Paper
72105.05.2006WHO Guidelines on GMP-Compliant Sampling
72003.05.2006The 8th European API Conference in Berlin - A Review
71603.05.2006Withdrawal: FDA's cGMP Regulation and Investigational New Drugs
71428.04.2006FDA's New Compliance Program Guidance Manual, Chapter 45 - Biological Drug Products
71327.04.2006The End of Process Validation?
70919.04.2006Validation of Computerised Systems: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions to GMP Inspectors
70819.04.2006FDA Details Its Visions of the "cGMP for the 21st Century Initiative"
70719.04.2006EMEA Plans Changes in the Field of GMP-Compliant Manufacturing of Investigational Medicinal Products
70411.04.2006Containment Systems under Discussion
70311.04.2006GMP Inspections of Computerised Systems - Which Are the Most Frequent Deficiencies?
70205.04.2006Warning Letters Report 2005
69723.03.2006ECA Internet Survey on Rapid Microbiology
69623.03.2006EMEA plans the revision of various GMP requirements
69523.03.2006New Technical Guide of the European Pharmacopoeia for the Elaboration of Monographs published
69216.03.2006New Version 8.0 of the CD-ROM GMP Navigator Released
69116.03.2006New FDA Compliance Programme  Guidance for Inspection of API manufacturers
69016.03.2006Media Fills in the Centre of US FDA Warning Letters
68709.03.2006Finally Official: New USP Monograph on Pure Steam
68808.03.2006New EMEA Guideline on Blood and Blood Products
68908.03.2006EMEA Plans Revision of Several Guidelines as well as  New Guideline on Herbal Medicinal Products
68001.03.2006New Annex 19 "Reference and Retention Samples" Effective June 2006
67928.02.2006New FDA Guidance for Industry: Formal Dispute Resolution: Scientific and Technical Issues Related to Pharmaceutical CGMP
67622.02.2006Current Packaging Materials Requirements
67522.02.2006The new PIC/S AIDE-MEMOIRE "INSPECTION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURERS"
67014.02.2006New Information on ICH Q10 "Quality Systems"
67114.02.2006Problems with the Integration of ICH Q9 into the European Regulatory System
67209.02.2006New FDA Requirements on the Manufacture of Investigational Drugs for Phase 1
66624.01.2006Mike Edgington Named Director for Regulatory Affairs at ECA
66523.01.2006Lubricants in the GMP and HACCP Surrounding
66420.01.2006In-Vitro Pyrogen Testing - Soon Part of the European Pharmacopoeia?
65702.01.2006New Inspection Guideline for GMP Labs
65802.01.2006New Contents of Annex 1 on Clean-Room Classification
65423.12.2005Inside News: GMP Webinars - The New Online Seminars
65320.12.2005New EMEA Document Questions the 3 Validation Batches for the First Time
65216.12.2005Third-Party GMP Audits of API Manufacturers - EMEA Gives Green Light
64808.12.2005Analysis of GMP Inspections by MHRA
64708.12.2005ICH Q9 on Quality Risk Management Now Available
64101.12.2005EU GMP Guide: New Draft for Annex 1 "Sterile Manufacturing" Published
64401.12.2005ICH Q8 Guideline Now Available in PDF Format
64201.12.2005FDA and EU Extend Confidentiality Arrangements
64325.11.2005Product Recalls Due to OOS Results
63621.11.2005ICH Q8 and Q9 Now Finalised - ICH Q10 on Quality Systems to Come
63521.11.2005Changes to the EU GMP Guide Passed
62925.10.2005EC Commission Publishes the Restructured EU-GMP Guide!
63125.10.2005Statistics on FDA Inspections
63024.10.2005Impurities in Generics - New FDA Draft Guidance for Industry
62517.10.2005ECA Good Practice Guide "FDA cGMP, EU GMP and ISO 9001 Matrix for a pharmaceutical Quality System - A GMP Roadmap -"
62312.10.2005FDA Applies for PIC/S Membership
62111.10.2005SOP by EMEA on Inspections
62211.10.2005Laboratory Activities in the Focus of FDA Inspectors
61606.10.2005New ECA Mission Published
61506.10.2005Daniel Scheidegger Appointed New ECA Chairman
61404.10.2005New FDA Developments
61329.09.2005Increase in FDA Warning Letters to European Pharmaceutical Companies
60820.09.2005Revision of the EMEA Inspection Guideline
61020.09.2005"CDER 2004 Report to the Nation" Published by FDA
60414.09.2005Revision of USP Chapter <1116> on Environmental Monitoring
60513.09.2005New USP Drafts on Pharmaceutical Water and Steam
59801.09.2005EDQM's Inspection Programme
59701.09.2005New USP Requirements with an Influence on the Handling of OOS Results
59601.09.2005New EMEA Guideline on Plastic Packaging Materials
59122.08.2005FDA Published ICH Q9 "Quality Risk Management"
59022.08.2005ECA's Annual Advisory Board Meeting in Heidelberg
58922.08.2005Two Recent Warning Letters for Manufacturers of Sterile Products
58815.08.2005FDA Published New Q-and-A on cGMP
58025.07.2005Results of Inspections of Manufacturers of Sterile Medicinal Products
57925.07.2005Which Firms Will the FDA Inspect More Frequently in the Future?
57822.07.2005Current FDA Opinions on Regulatory Affairs, Inspections and GMP
57405.07.2005Young scientists can participate in ECA Biotech Conference free of charge! - Johnson & Johnson donates 5 participations
57304.07.2005Comparability of Biotechnological Products - New Guidance Documents from FDA and EMEA
57204.07.2005Restructuring the EG GMP Guide
56530.05.2005ICH Q9 to Become an Annex to the EU GMP Guide after Being Passed
56330.05.2005GMP Trends: FDA Offices Outside USA? Quo Vadis ICH Q10?
56225.05.2005Biological Product Inspection Issues and Regulatory Update
55924.05.2005New GAMP Good Practice Guide "Validation of Laboratory Computerized Systems" Published
55820.05.2005Barr Judgement on the Internet
55720.05.2005Third-Party GMP Audit at Genzyme Pharmaceuticals
55311.05.2005New Version 7.0 of the CD-ROM GMP Navigator Has Been Released
55210.05.2005EMEA and FDA Intensify Their Co-operation
55109.05.2005New: The ISPE Good Practice Guide: Assessing the Particulate Containment Performance of Pharmaceutical Equipment
55025.04.2005ICH Q8 "Pharmaceutical Development" - Background and Important Aspects of Implementation
54925.04.2005Summary of Changes in the Notice to Applicants
53912.04.2005FDA Publishes a New Draft Guideline on Impurities in Raw Materials
54306.04.2005ICH Q 9 on Quality Risk Management published!
53801.04.2005Validation of Computer-Based HPLC Systems
53701.04.2005Stronger Emphasis of Supplier Audits Concerning Packaging Materials
53011.03.2005New GMP Initiative Published by EU Commission and EMEA
52608.03.2005New Draft for a USP Monograph on the Qualification of Analytical Instruments
52507.03.2005FDA Findings During Inspections on Design and Construction of Equipment
52403.03.2005US FDA GRANTED OBSERVER STATUS TO EUROPEAN PHARMACOPOEIA COMMISSION
51922.02.2005EMEA: Activities of Inspections Sector
52122.02.2005Annual Review 2004
51515.02.2005New APIC Guidance on the Qualification of Existing Equipment Published
51414.02.2005FDA Warning Letter Report 2004 Published
51310.02.2005Recently published APIC Industry Best Practice documents
50902.02.2005Frequently Requested Inspection Documents on FDA's Website
50702.02.2005PAT (Process Analytical Technology) in Europe
50801.02.2005EMEA Publishes "cGMP Notes"
49629.11.2004FDA White Paper: Innovation and Continuous Improvement in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
48810.11.2004FDA and EMEA Presentation on Hot GMP and Regulatory Topics
48726.10.2004Analysis of the Changes Concerning Process Simulation in FDA's New Aseptic Processing Guide
48625.10.2004Which Areas Are Evaluated During FDA Inspections of Laboratories?
48522.10.2004New: ICH Q7A - Side-by-Side Comparison with APIC's How-to-Do Document
48115.10.2004FDA's Final PAT Guidance - Which Changes Have Been Made?
48015.10.2004New FDA Draft Guidance on cGMP for Combination Products
47914.10.2004FDA-Meeting About Follow-on Protein Products
47305.10.2004Risk-ranking Model for Prioritising GMP Inspections - FDA's Pilot Model
47530.09.2004FDA Publishes 5 New Guidances
47229.09.2004ICH Q9 "GMP Risk Management"
47029.09.2004FDA's Dr. Nasr: "I think we are changing the paradigm of how to assess quality of pharmaceuticals in the U.S. and in the world"
46313.09.2004FDA Statement on Media Failures
46110.09.2004Extension of the Scope of Pharmacopoeia Reference Standards Planned
46209.09.2004EU: Quality of Drug Substance in the Dossier - Revised CPMP Guidelines
45424.08.2004New Annex 2 to Note for Guidance on Process Validation
45523.08.2004Dissolution Testing in Human Drug CGMP Notes
44706.08.2004New Q-and-A Website on cGMP by FDA
44304.08.2004FDA Award to Dr Lothar Hartmann and Dr Norman Franklin!
44503.08.2004The New FDA Strategy - The Speech of the New FDA Acting Commissioner
44402.08.2004New CPMP Guideline on Impurities in Pharmacopoeial Substances
43821.07.2004Draft for a New Annex 19 to the EU GMP Guide Published
43616.07.2004Inspection Findings Regarding Change Control in Production and Engineering
43515.07.2004EMEA Road Map: Information on Future GMP and GCP Inspections
43201.07.2004FDA Warning Letter Report
43130.06.2004New CPMP Guideline on Plastic Primary Packaging Materials
42718.06.2004FDA Inspection Findings Regarding Manufacturing Equipment
42427.05.2004New FDA Draft Guidances on "Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control Information (CMC)"
42226.05.2004Latest News on MRA Agreements
42024.05.2004Epilogue to the CONCEPT HEIDELBERG Seminar: Cleanroom Technology in the Focus of the New Guidances "EU GMP Guide Annex 1" and "Aseptic Guide" by the FDA (Held in Mannheim on 4 November 2003)
41907.05.2004Good Distribution Practice and Cold Chain Management – Current Regulatory Initiatives
41806.05.2004Computer Validation: Frequently Asked Questions on GMP/FDA Compliance
41705.05.2004EU Publishes the New EU Directive 2004/27 - Consequences for the GMP-regulated Environment
41322.04.2004Public Meeting on Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures (Part 11), 11 June 2004, Washington D.C.
41122.04.2004New FDA Initiative on Process Validation
40819.04.2004Top Ten of 483 Findings by the FDA in Fiscal Year 2003
40719.04.2004FDA Presentation on Risk Management in Drug Quality
40916.04.2004FDA Has Published Additional HUMAN DRUG CGMP NOTES
40306.04.2004Deviations Regarding Documentation in FDA Warning Letters
40205.04.2004GHTF Guideline on Process Validation
40131.03.2004Revision of Directive 2001/83/EC - Consequences for the API Industry
39712.03.2004New Guideline by the Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF) on Risk Analysis
39611.03.2004What Does an Inspector Expect of GMP Training and of a GMP Training System?
39123.02.2004GMP/FDA Requirements on HPLC Systems in the Lab
39023.02.2004New FDA Requirements on Filter Validation
38612.02.2004New Requirements on the Validation of Sterility Tests
38511.02.2004New Variations Regulations 1084/2003 and 1085/2003
37210.02.2004The New GAMP Good Practice Guide "Validation of Process Control Systems" (VPCS)
38409.02.2004Annual Review 2003
38305.02.2004New Guidelines and Regulations for the Blood-Processing Industry 
38204.02.2004Evaluation of Warning Letters Concerning Water Systems, Pipes, Dead Legs, and Valves
38103.02.2004New: Addition to the EU GMP Guide
37112.12.2003FDA Develops Quality Systems Guidance
(Labcompliance News from Dr Ludwig Huber)
37011.12.2003Adjustment versus Modification - Interpretation of the Ph.Eur. Requirements
36910.12.2003ICH Q8 and ICH Q9 Coming Soon!
42801.12.20036th APIC 2003
36514.11.2003EMEA Plans Revision of the Note for Guidance on Plastic Primary Packaging Materials
36413.11.2003Current Inspection Findings of the British Supervisory Authority MHRA (Formerly MCA)
35520.10.2003FDA Requirements on the Qualification of Component Suppliers
35313.10.2003New PIC/S Guidance on Computer Validation
35122.09.2003Analysis of Our Internet Survey of 28 August 2003
34818.09.2003First Consequences for Process Validation and Equipment Qualification According to the New FDA Draft Guidance on Aseptic Processing
34708.09.2003FDA Draft Guidance for Industry: Sterile Drug Products Produced by Aseptic Processing
34608.09.2003Final Version: Guidance for Industry, Part 11, Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures - Scope and Application
34508.09.2003NEW: PAT (Process Analytical Technology) Draft Guidance from FDA!
33928.08.2003Is it possible to fulfil the new requirements of the revised Annex 1 to the EC Guide on the Manufacture of Sterile Medicinal Products?
34027.08.2003FDA's Expectations on the Training Documentation of Laboratory Staff
34126.08.2003Insight into the New ISPE Guide: "Assessing the Particulate Containment Performance of Pharmaceutical Equipment"
33506.08.2003Will the GMP Regulations Be Harmonised Worldwide?
33022.07.2003Heidelberg - an Attractive Conference Venue with Optimal Accessibility via Frankfurt
32921.07.2003FDA's System-based Approach to Inspections as Reflected in the Warning Letters
32818.07.2003Commission Directive 2003/63/EC: The New Annex 1 to Directive 2001/83/ EC
32118.06.2003FDA Presents Its Analysis of Observations Noted on 483 Forms
31817.06.2003Batch Release and Certification in the European Context -
The MRA between Europe and Switzerland
31616.06.2003CPMP Guideline on NIR Adopted
31520.05.2003New Release: GMP Navigator on CD-ROM 5.0
31102.05.2003VDI Guideline 2083 Sheet 8 "Cleanroom Suitability of Operating Materials"
31030.04.2003Changes in the Application Form for a Marketing Authorisation
30929.04.2003FDA's Risk-based Approach - Tools for Risk Analysis
30104.04.2003Risk Classification of GMP Deviations
30003.04.2003Annual Review 2002
29902.04.2003Warning Letters 2002: The Top 10 Complaints Regarding 21 CFR § 211
29426.02.2003FDA Withdraws All Part 11 Guides and Publishes a New Draft
29325.02.2003MRA between EU and Canada Came into Force on 1 February 2003!
29224.02.2003Revision of the PIC/S Document PH 4/93 on the Preparation of a Site Master File
28917.02.2003ISPE's White Paper on "Risk-Based Approach to 21 CFR Part 11"
28815.02.2003Revision of the EMEA Guideline on Stability Testing of Existing Active Substances and Related Finished Products
28714.02.2003FDA Withdraws Part 11 Guide!
28203.02.2003Social Events
27813.01.2003PIC/S Recommendation on Sterility Testing Revised
27710.01.2003HPLC in FDA Warning Letters
27317.12.2002EU-GMP Guide Annex 1 (Sterile Medicinal Products) to Be Revised
26911.12.20025th European API Conference - Review
26804.12.2002Poll on 21 CFR Part 11
26703.12.2002New WHO Guideline on GMP-compliant Storage - "Good Storage Practices"
26602.12.2002Wallhäußer Award for Drug Quality and Safety Given to Dr L. Huber
26214.11.2002Systems Inspections 2002 - FDA's New Approach to Inspections
26113.11.2002FDA's New Draft Guidance on Electronic Copies of Electronic Records
25806.11.2002Revision of the Variations Regulation - New Proposal released on 25 October 2002 - New Categories of EU-Variations
25630.10.2002Heidelberg - an Attractive Conference Venue with Optimal Accessibility via Frankfurt
25129.10.2002Warning Letter Report - Data Base Publication
25528.10.2002First Analysis of the New FDA Draft on Aseptic Processing
25325.10.2002Part-11-Compliance CD Finished
24916.10.2002Advanced GMP Search Function
24815.10.2002The Rapid Alert System for the PIC/S Member Countries
24530.09.2002Long-awaited Draft Guide on Aseptic Processing Published
24327.09.2002FDA Slides on ICH Q7A Available
24226.09.2002Calibration Management Guide Published by GAMP
24125.09.20022 Position Papers on APIs published by APIC
24024.09.200221 CFR 211.198 - Complaint Warning Letters in Detail
23517.09.2002Guidances for Part 11 published by FDA on September 5, 2002
23204.09.2002New Initiative by FDA
22928.08.2002New PIC/S Document PI 009-1 "Inspection of Utilities" came into force as AIDE MEMOIRE on 1 July 2002
22827.08.2002New PIC/S Recommendation PI 014-1: "Isolators used for aseptic processing and sterility testing"
22727.08.2002Europe's Answer to the FDA Investigational Manual
22626.08.2002Sterility Testing: PIC/S Document PE 001-2 with Recommendations for GMP Inspectors
22524.08.2002New Monograph on Near Infrared Spectroscopy in the USP
22423.08.2002Draft EMEA Note for Guidance on DMF Procedures
21805.08.2002FDA Requirements to Shipping and Storage Containers
21703.08.2002EMEA Guideline on Water for Pharmaceutical Use Revised
21602.08.2002List of Part-11 Suppliers in the FDA Dockets
21103.07.2002Revision of the Directive 91/356/EEC
21002.07.2002The PECA Agreements on GMP
20901.07.2002Proposed Changes to the Variations Regulation - New Categories of EU Variations
20518.06.2002Warning Letter Report: Overview of the FDA Warning Letters of the Year 2001
19924.05.2002Quality Management System - The Experience of a Medium-sized Cosmetics Company
20123.05.2002Web-based Training Course "A Tour of FDA"
20022.05.2002Check List for Part-11 Systems
19307.05.2002CTD - Transition Period Runs Out on 1 July 2003
19203.05.2002FDA: Federal Standard 209 Replaced
18811.04.2002New PIC/S Draft Guideline on Computer Validation
18708.04.2002FDA-compliant Seal Materials in the Endurance Test
18605.04.2002GMP in Biotechnology
18504.04.2002New FDA Guidance on 21 Cfr Part 11 - »Time Stamps«
18403.04.2002New ICH Guidelines on Stability Testing
17708.03.2002New Draft of Annex 13 - Manufacture of Investigational Medicinal Products
17602.03.2002Do You Already Know the PIC/S Document PI 006-1?
17428.02.2002Revision of the IPEC 'GMP Guide for Bulk Pharmaceutical Excipients' - An important contribution towards drug safety
17328.02.2002On 1 February 2002 the FDA System-based Inspections Came into Force
17528.02.2002Amendment to a European Directive Concerning Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products
17227.02.2002What now, MRA?
19817.02.2002Annual Review 2001
16528.01.2002Revision of the Note for Guidance on Chemistry of the New Active Substance
16009.01.2002New Draft for a CPMP Guideline on Near Infrared Spectroscopy: NIRS in the Dossier for a Marketing Authorisation
15908.01.2002"Note for Guidance on Quality of Water for Pharmaceutical Use"
15517.12.2001Preview of Standards for Cleanroom Technology
15313.12.2001Validation of Analytical Methods: Intermediate Precision
15212.12.2001Quality System Inspection Technique
15108.12.2001New Version of Compilation of Community Procedures on Inspections and Exchange of Information
14615.11.2001Professional Certification Programme
14412.11.2001GMP Deficiencies in Europe
14309.11.2001Essentials of the 4th CEFIC/APIC European Conference on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
13910.10.2001Acceptance of Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) by the Regulatory Authorities
14009.10.2001FDA Draft Guidance for 21 CFR Part 11
13501.10.2001New Books on Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance
13213.09.2001Help with Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures
13112.09.2001New Draft Recommendation on Isolators Used for Aseptic Processing and Sterility Testing
12821.08.2001Measurement Uncertainty
12720.08.2001Annex 1 geändert
12125.07.2001ICH Guideline Published as Annex to the EU Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice, Eudralex Volume 4
12024.07.2001Current Trends in FDA Warning Letters
11919.07.20014 New Annexes to EC GMP Guideline Finalised
11509.07.2001New Books on Pharmaceutical Automation
11402.07.2001New requirements for pharmaceutical water in Europe
11330.06.2001New FDA inspection system
11226.06.2001Zwei neue Bücher von Dr. Michael Jahnke: Mikrobiologisches und Umgebungsmonitoring bei der Media Fill Validierung
10606.04.2001HACCP - getting closer and closer
10503.04.2001News from the USA: BACPAC I now approved
10402.04.2001FDA-Drug Manufacturing Inspections (Pilot Program)
10002.04.2001CD-ROM GMP Navigator 3.0 just released!
9801.03.2001Third Party Audit as a Part of Shared Audits
9701.03.2001Final Draft of Annex 15 published!
9326.02.2001ECA continues its success in 2000
9106.02.2001New European Pharmacopoeia specifications for the system suitability test and for the delimitation between adjustment and modification of a method
9006.02.2001Annex 15 coming.....Annex 15 coming....
8919.01.2001PIC/S Committee Meeting on 24 October 2000
8418.12.2000FDA Requirements to Electronic Signatures and Records in the Laboratory
8127.11.2000Validation - updating the standards
7825.10.2000New book on Pharmaceutical Quality Systems
7330.09.20003rd European GMP Conference on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients - Review -
7227.09.2000New: EMEA concept paper on water
7125.09.2000MRA between EC and USA doomed to failure?
7016.09.2000New: FDA guideline on herbal drug products
6503.08.2000Worldwide harmonized GMP for active pharmaceutical ingredients published as "Consensus Draft Guideline"
5620.03.2000CD-ROM GMP-Navigator 2.0 - Free of charge for all participants in an ECA event
5127.12.19991999 ECA's first year a great success
4912.12.1999Trends in validation - News from PIC/S and FDA -
4812.11.1999Pressemitteilung - APIC - 2nd European GMP Conference on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
4105.10.1999European Conference on Computer Validation - Conference Review -
3522.06.1999Conference Review on the European Validation Conference, May 4-5 1999, Berlin, Germany
2230.12.1998Conference Report 2nd European GMP Conference Berlin, December 2 - 3, 1998
1225.09.1998Press Release "First European GMP Conference on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients", 9-11 September 1998, Brüssel