GMP NEWS 2024

EMA/CHMP/CVMP: New Q&A document for the Use of CEPs

In the middle of February, the document "QWP Questions and Answers (Q&A): how to use a CEP in the context of a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) or a Marketing Authorization Variation (MAV)" prepared by the EMA, the CHMP (Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use) and the CVMP (Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary use) was published on the EMA website for the first time.

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Non-compliance Report (EudraGMDP): Cross-Contamination Risk at Indian pharmaceutical Company

A non-compliance report was issued by the inspecting Maltese authority following an inspection at an Indian pharmaceutical manufacturer. The inspection was the follow-up inspection to an inspection already carried out in 2022, which was intended to monitor the implementation of the measures. According to the authority, the remaining deficiencies and risks of cross-contamination were problematic.

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FDA Warning Letter on misbranded and unapproved Drugs

Due to ignorance of the FDA definition of drugs, a US pharmaceutical company has received a Warning Letter regarding their products.

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New Regulation on Blood, Blood Products and Plasma

News on the Regulation on standards of quality and safety of substances of human origin (SoHO). The regulation are intended to help ensure that the donation and processing of blood, blood products and plasma reflect the latest legal, political and scientific standards.

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EMA and FDA publish Q&A Document on their accelerated Approval Programmes

In December, the EMA and U.S. FDA published a joint Q&A document on accelerated approval of important innovative medicines and therapies entitled: "EMA-FDA joint Q&As on Quality and GMP aspects of PRIME/Breakthrough therapy applications".

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FDA Draft Guidance on Potency Assays for Cellular and Gene Therapy Products

At the end of December, the FDA published a new draft guidance document on potency assays for Cell and Gentherapeutics. In addition to recommendations for potency testing, this guidance is also intended to help with the overall strategy for ensuring potency.

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What is an FDA Post-Warning Letter Meeting?

When reading an FDA Warning Letter, you might have recognised that under GDUFA programme, the facility may be eligible for a so-called Post-Warning Letter Meeting. But what is this?

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Pest Control - Warning Letter to US Company

Even animals with legs can keep the regulatory authorities busy. In December, a US manufacturer received a Warning Letter, the first section of which deals with deficiencies in the area of pest control.

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FDA Warning Letter: Data Integrity issues while manufacturing APIs

In February 2024, the U.S. FDA issued a Warning Letter to the Chinese company "Sichuan Deebio Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd." after having inspected its site in September 2023. According to the Warning Letter the firm has a lack of microbiology laboratory Data Integrity.

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FDA Guideline "Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Program" published as a Draft

The FDA defines advanced manufacturing as innovative pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies or an approach with the potential to improve the reliability and robustness of the manufacturing and supply chain. The FDA encourages the early adoption of such advanced manufacturing technologies and has established a programme for this purpose.

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Another FDA Warning Letter for Chinese Company based on Review of Records

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued another Warning Letter to a Chinese manufacturer regarding significant violations of cGMP regulations for finished pharmaceuticals, based on a review of records.

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What is the African Medicines Agency?

The EMA has received a grant of ten million euros from the European Commission to support regulatory systems in Africa, and in particular for the setting up of the African Medicines Agency (AMA).

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EMA/HMA/ECA: List of Active Substances defined to prevent supply bottlenecks

As part of the measurements against supply shortages in the pharmaceutical sector, the first version of the "Union list of critical medicines" and further information on this was published on the EMA website at the end of last year. This list contains more than 200 active substances that are considered critical in the event of a supply shortage and whose shortage must be avoided at all costs.

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Swissmedic: Nitrosamine Requirements updated

Swissmedic's nitrosamine Q&A document "Update of the requirements for dealing with nitrosamine impurities in medicinal products" was updated in January 2024 and is now available in the new version on the Swissmedic website.

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Frequency and Quality of Foreign FDA Inspections

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing, which focused on the comparative frequency and quality of FDA inspections for foreign versus domestic drug manufacturers. Read more in our GMP News.

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New Entries in the ECA Discussion Forum

The European GDP Association offers a Discussion Forum free of charge for its members. It gives you the opportunity to address your GDP-related questions to a large audience. Several interesting topics have been discussed over the last few weeks. To get an idea, take a look here.

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Abbreviations in the GDP Environment - Extended List

During GDP events organised by the ECA, the wish came up to compile a list of relevant abbreviations used in the GDP environment. The overview first published a few months ago has now been extended.

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Checklist for Implementation of GDP Principles - Part 4: Documentation

Chapter 4 of the EU GDP Guidelines points out that good documentation constitutes are an essential part of the quality system. In this article, you will find a checklist to verify the minimum implementation.

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FDA Warning Letter: Observed particulates in repackaged drug components

In January 2024, the U.S. FDA issued a Warning Letter (WL) to the Mexican company "Glicerinas Industriales, S.A. de C.V." after having inspected its site in May 2023. According to U.S. FDA Warning Letter, the firm failed to do adequate investigations on observed contamination of particles in numerous packaged drugs.

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FDA answers Questions on Remote Regulatory Assessments

The FDA has revised its Draft Guidance for Industry "Conducting Remote Regulatory Assessments - Questions and Answers", providing answers to frequently asked questions regarding what RRAs are, when and why FDA may use them, and how FDA may conduct them, among others.

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