GMP NEWS 2022

In the follow-up to the pandemic situation, the FDA is still reviewing the manufacture and importation of hand sanitizers and identifying potentially critical hand sanitizers. This is shown by the warning letter issued to Guangzhou Orchard Aromatherapy & Skin Care Co.

EMA's Question and Answer document on nitrosamine impurities is addressed to marketing authorisation holders. This document describes the approach to review the manufacturing processes for chemically-synthesised and biological medicinal products and to do the risk assessments accordingly. Read more about which new deadlines for variations have to be observed and what has changed in the forms.

In June 2022, the U.S. FDA issued a Warning Letter (WL) to the Spanish company "Bioiberica, SAU" after having inspected its site in January and February 2022.

The EMA provides guidance for sponsors who have to report SUSARs via EudraVigilance originated in the context of clinical trials. In addition the updated document "Key Information for Sponsors on CTIS" has been published.

Documentation is an important element in the world of GMP. This applies to protocols as well as recording documents. For the field of development, the FDA is now offering a pilot program for a new function called "Snapshot" for their clinical and development guidelines. What's behind it?

The EMA Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC) published the minutes for the HMPC meeting held in May 2022. The Meeting Protocol contains several interesting developments regarding Cannabis. Will it be possible for regulatory submissions to use the well-established medicinal use pathway in the EU?

The European Pharmacopoeia Commission published the 8th edition of the Technical Guide for the Elaboration of Monographs. The guide helps when drafting monographs and transferring analytical methods into a compendial procedure. The previous version of the guide dated back to 2015.

In the Pharmacopeial Forum, PF 48(4), a new version of USP Chapter <1094> Capsules—Dissolution Testing And Related Quality Attributes was published. Based on comments received on the version of the chapter official as of December 1, 2020, several revisions are proposed.

The FDA would like to use so-called Remote Regulatory Assessments (RRAs) not only during the COVID-19 pandemic, but also beyond it for the asessments of establishments and applications and has published a Draft Guidance for Industry on this.