GMP News - Inspections/Audits

A pilot project will be launched under the auspices of ICMRA to conduct hybrid inspections at facilities of applicants.

Following the previously published list of documents needed during GCP inspections, the EMA issued a set of updated documents on planning and conducting GCP inspections on its website. The annexes compile specific items that may be verified at the sponsor / CRO / investigator site and clinical laboratories.  

In a Warning Letter addressed to a US-American pharmaceutical manufacturer, the FDA points out various deficiencies in aseptic production. Among other things, deficiencies are described in the design of equipment and rooms, airflow and visual inspection.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to an American manufacturer of OTC drug products. Among others, the analytical test methods had not been validated for accuracy, specificity, and reproducibility. Further violations concern the process validation and OOS investigations.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Warning Letter to an American manufacturer. The firm produces a United States Pharmacopeia (USP) article. The core problem was that the company deviated from the USP for analytical testing, but could not adequately demonstrate that the method is equivalent or better than the current USP compendial method.

Do you know the FDA Data Dashboard? This database offers comprehensive and detailed insights into FDA inspections - right down to the inspection history of individual companies.