GMP News - Inspections/Audits

PIC/S is a collaboration of regulatory agencies in the field of GMP for human and veterinary medicines. The goal of PIC/S is to provide harmonized standards and training to ensure that one inspection per site will also be recognized by every other authority. The 2022 report provides an overview of PIC/S activities for that year. What does it include?

When conducting GDP audits, it can be helpful to work with question lists. We have compiled typical questions for road transport operations.

At the beginning of August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a new Warning Letter. As in several cases in recent months, it is again about a US manufacturer who failed to conduct proper identity testing of glycerin and other high-risk components. In addition, a number of other CGMP violations are documented.

Republican Congress members are worried that the US is overly reliant on sourcing from foreign manufacturers with a demonstrated pattern of repeatedly violating FDA regulations and express this in a letter to the FDA Commissioner.

The FDA's Warning Letters contain detailed descriptions of GMP deficiencies and thus provide a useful perspective in the context of preparing for an FDA inspection. In the members' area of the ECA Academy website, topic-focused descriptions of these GMP deficiencies are available, e.g. a compilation on GMP violations in the area of quality assurance.

The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TITCK) has published a new revision of its guidelines related to inspections regarding the storage and distribution of medicinal products for human use.

Due to numerous GMP deficiencies, a US company in the field of solid dosage form packaging received a Warning Letter from the FDA. The inspection had already taken place in November 2022. Since the FDA found the company's response to the Form 483 as insufficient, the Warning Letter now followed.