26/27 January 2021
On 11 March 2009 the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) issued a so-called concept paper. In this paper the authority explains the problems in implementing the ICH Guideline Q10 "Pharmaceutical Quality System" in European legislation und thus proposes a revision of the EC GMP Guide. Following the approval of the ICH Guideline Q10 this transfer is mandatory for the EC.
The EMEA states that requirements regarding a pharmaceutical quality system are already implemented in the EC GMP Guide, and especially in chapter 1. For that reason the authority sees a potential risk for confusion in the regulatory requirements caused by a different terminology in the two documents. In addition to that, in EMEA's view the requirements defined in chapters 1 and 2 of the EC GMP Guide are not up to date any more. A revision is also necessary for the glossary as well as for the chapter 7 "Contract Manufacture and Analysis", as "Outsourcing" was emphasised in the final ICH Q10 version. Further issues to be addressed include:
The first draft of the requirements is supposed to be published in July 2009 and is intended for finalisation within a year.
Author:
Oliver Schmidt
On behalf of the European Compliance Academy (ECA)
Source: EMEA CONCEPT PAPER ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ICH Q10