GMP NEWS 2020

 The nickel plating of surfaces is a good and high-quality method to protect components or surfaces from corrosion. At the same time, the question is repeatedly asked whether components treated in this way may be used in the GMP area. Read more here.

The European Commission (EC) published an updated Version 2.3 of the Questions & Answers relating to the Clinical Trials Regulation.

FDA published the second revision of their Guidance for Industry "Microbiology Data for Systemic Antibacterial Drugs -Development, Analysis, and Presentation" to define the requirements on a overall microbiology development program for such products.

In the USA, combination products are regulated independantly.  A draft document from the FDA entitled "Principles of Premarket Pathways for Combination Products" describes the ways in which marketing authorisations are granted in the USA and how the various Centers interact.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Greenbrier International, Inc., doing business as Dollar Tree, for receiving potentially unsafe drugs from Chinese suppliers.

The ICH E9(R1) Addendum to defining the appropriate Estimand for a Clinical Trial / Sensitivity Analyses reached Step 4 of the ICH Process.

The ECA's Pharmaceutical Microbiology Group has announced the second chapter of their Guideline on handling microbiological deviations for May. It deals with OOS/OOT and atypical results in endotoxin testing.

In October 2019, the FDA issued guidelines in a draft document regarding the use of a Type V Drug Master File (DMF). In this document, information can be made available to the CDER (if it is in charge of the (project) approval procedure) concerning the medical device proportion of a combination product.

Reaching step 5 of the harmonisation process, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted the ICH guideline Q4B Annex 4A on evaluation and recommendation of pharmacopoeial texts for use in the ICH regions on micro enumeration.