GMP News

The MHRA recently posted three top tips for protecting patients and staying compliant when introducing updates to patient information leaflet.

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.

Report indicates persistent challenges and concerns with FDA foreign inspections.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently warned Teligent Pharma, Inc., for different significant violations of current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) at the company's facility in Buena, New Jersey. The FDA cites the company, among others, for failing to thoroughly investigate out-of-specification (OOS) test results.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Wild Child WA Pty Ltd., that summaries three significant GMP issues identified during a 5-day inspection of the company's manufacturing facility in Malaga, Western Australia. The core issue is the non-compliance with requirements specified in the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).

A new Ph. Eur. chapter 2.8.26. Contaminant pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) has been proposed for comment in the recent issue of  Pharmeuropa. The scope of this new general chapter covers trace analysis of target PAs in herbal drugs, herbal drug preparations and herbal medicinal products.

Water systems are one of the most important systems in the pharmaceutical industry. What are the GMP requirements for the qualification and running of these systems? The US GMP regulations (21 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) 210/211) do not provide much concrete information on this. There is still a Guide to Inspection for FDA inspectors from the early 90s. So, what does the FDA expect today? A current Warning Letter provides a few answers.

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.

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.

In September, a US pharmaceutical manufacturer received a Warning Letter from the FDA due to GMP violations in the areas of equipment cleaning, drug stability and handling complaints.

The new ICH Q12 Guideline for Post-Appproval Changes has been adopted in Singapore in November 2019. The document provides guidance on a framework to facilitate the management of post-approval CMC changes.

The European Commission has now published the final Guideline GCP for ATMP as a further building block of its growing guidance package on  the requirements for Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products.