GMP News - Packaging

26.09.23

FDA's Guidance on Track & Trace Standards

The FDA published the final guidance on standards for the interoperable exchange of track & trace information for certain human prescription drugs.

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20.09.23

GDP in the US: FDA gives One-Year Reprieve on DSCSA enhanced Drug Distribution Security Requirements

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a new guidance document entitled "Enhanced Drug Distribution Security Requirements Under Section 582(g)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act--Compliance Policies". The document focuses on the enforcement of the enhanced drug distribution security requirements that will become effective on 27 November 2023. The authority grants a one-year extension as it does not intend to take action to enforce the requirements until 27 November 2024.

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20.09.23

US Verification Requirements: 1 Year Additional Time for Wholesale Distributors & Dispensers

To minimize possible disruptions in the distribution of certain prescription drugs in the United States, the FDA does not intend to take action before 27 November 2024 against dispensers who do not verify the product identifiers of suspect or illegitimate products.

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17.08.23

GDP in the US: FDA Guidance on Waivers, Exceptions, and Exemptions from the Requirements of Section 582 of the FD&C Act

In the context of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled "Waivers, Exceptions, and Exemptions from the Requirements of Section 582 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act."

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27.07.23

USP-NF Stimuli Article on Chromatographic Screening for Extractables and Leachables

In the Pharmacopeial Forum, PF 49(4), a stimuli article entitled "Proposals for the Development, Composition, and Routine Use of System Suitability Standard Mixtures in Support of Chromatographic Screening for Organic Extractables and Leachables" was published.

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19.07.23

Auxiliary Packaging Components

The USP adopted the revised general chapter <670> Auxiliary Packaging Components. In particular a new category "odor adsorbent" has been added.

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11.07.23

How to determine the Protective Properties of Amber Glass Containers?

Colored glass containers are usually used to contain light-sensitive drug products. A previously issued USP Stimuli Article on the measurement of the protective properties of colored glass containers has now been republished. The article provides proposed maximum allowed specific transmission values for colored glass containers.

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05.07.23

Packaging of Solid Dosage Forms: Warning Letter in the USA

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.

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28.06.23

Northern Ireland: EU Regulation with specific Rules published

An EU Regulation laying down specific rules for medicinal products for human use for Northern Ireland has been published in the Official Journal of the EU. It mainly concerns importation into NI and safety features.

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21.06.23

News on the Windsor Framework for Medicines Supply in Northern Ireland

The MHRA has announced a "long-term solution" of the Windsor Framework for the supply of medicines into Northern Ireland, effective from January 1, 2025. One key issue concerns the packaging and labelling of medicinal products.

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20.06.23

USP <88> "Biological Reactivity Tests, In Vivo" is currently also undergoing Revision

In the course of the revision of the Chapter on biological reactivity the USP has also published a draft of chapter <88> on in vivo tests. This news presents a summary of the changes.

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04.05.23

Biological Reactiviy - USP Chapter is undergoing Revision

The USP has recently published a revision of its Chapter <87> "Biological Reactivitiy Tests, In Vitro" for comments. One of the objectives is a better alignment with other relevant USP chapters.

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04.05.23

New Definition of Pharmaceutical Grade Plastic Packaging Materials

The proposed USP General Chapter <1031> The Biocompatibility of Pharmaceutical Packaging Systems and their Materials of Construction has been published for comment in the current issue of Pharmacopeial Forum. It outlines a risk-based approach to biocompatibility evaluation.

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26.04.23

USP Draft Chapters for Glass and Plastic Packaging Systems

The two proposed USP General Chapters <660> and <661.2> have been published for comment in the current issue of Pharmacopeial Forum. The deadline for comments is May 31, 2023.

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15.03.23

USP: New General Chapter Supplier Qualification <1083>

On August 01, 2023, the new USP Chapter "<1083> Supplier Qualification" will officially enter into force. In the USP Forum, the draft chapter could be viewed and commented on until the end of November 2021.

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