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Ozempic Falsification also in the US

Following the previously confirmed falsifications of Ozempic® batches in the EU drug supply chain, the FDA now warned consumers not to use counterfeit Ozempic® found in the US drug supply chain.

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FDA Warning Letter: Missing Stability Studies

In December 2023, the U.S. FDA issued a Warning Letter (WL) to the US American company "Inopak, Ltd." after having inspected its site in July and August 2023. According to U.S. FDA Warning Letter, the firm failed to maintain an ongoing stability program for their drug product.

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FDA Launches Electronic Submission Portal for Cosmetics

The FDA issued the final guidance on cosmetic product facility registrations and product listings, as mandated by the MoCRA. Amongst others, the guidance contains information about a new electronic registration and listing submission portal: Cosmetics Direct which is now available.

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Who should review a Batch Record?

The Qualified Person (QP) often reviews the batch documentation personally prior to certification of a batch. But is the QP obliged to do so?

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Additional Submission Tools for Cosmetic Product Facility Registration and Product Listing

The FDA announced the availability of SPL Xforms, a Structured Product Labeling (SPL) authoring tool for cosmetic product facility registration and cosmetic product listing. In addition, paper forms are now available.

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Cloud Computing: Consequences of different service models for Qualification / Validation

Financial and organizational advantages speak for the use of cloud services in the pharmaceutical environment. However, potential risks and regulatory restrictions should be known. Nine experts from industry and regulatory authorities answer an extensive catalog of questions from various topic areas. Question 16: What are the consequences of the different service models (IaaS / PaaS / SaaS / XaaS) for supplier management and the related qualification / validation?

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The new ECA Guide on Analytical Instrument Qualification and System Validation (AIQSV)

The ECA Analytical Quality Control Group (AQCG) has developed a new Guide for an Integrated Lifecycle Approach to Analytical Instrument Qualification and System Validation. Version 1 of the new document is now available for download free of charge in the AQCG members' area.

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FDA Form 483: Calibration of Analytical Instruments

On 29 November 2023, a new FDA Form 483 that goes back to an inspection in October at a company in India was published. The 23-page report lists a total of 10 observations. Beside others, laboratory equipment including HPLCs, GCs, and UV Spectrophotometers used in commercial release and stability analysis were observed not meeting the calibration specifications.

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ICH Guidelines Q2(R2) "Validation of Analytical Procedures" and ICH Q14 "Analytical Procedure Development" published

After the final texts of the ICH Guidelines Q2(R2) and Q14 were adopted at the ICH Assembly Meeting on 31 October and 01 November 2023, the documents are now available for download on the ICH website.

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EMA/CMDh: Update Q&A Document for Nitrosamines

The current version of the EMA/CMDh nitrosamine Q&A document "Questions and answers for marketing authorisation holders/applicants on the CHMP Opinion for the Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 referral on nitrosamine impurities in human medicinal products", dated October 2023, contains Annex 1 and three further appendices (Appendix 1-3). In December 2023, Appendix 1 was updated and now contains five additional substances.

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Cloud Computing: Validation of SaaS; who is accountable?

Financial and organizational advantages speak for the use of cloud services in the pharmaceutical environment. However, potential risks and regulatory restrictions should be known. Nine experts from industry and regulatory authorities answer an extensive catalog of questions from various topic areas. Question 15: Special considerations for validation of SaaS; who is accountable?

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Outcome of the AQCG Board Meeting in November: New Board Member and Approval of the AIQSV Guide

The ECA Analytical Quality Control Group (AQCG) met in-person on 20 November 2023 in Düsseldorf/Neuss, Germany. During this Board Meeting, several decisions were made concerning both the composition of the Board and the work program for the coming months.

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