GMP News - Quality Assurance

13.03.19

Switzerland now also uses EudraGMDP

Switzerland has begun to enter information on GMP inspections into the EMA database.

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13.03.19

Is an Identity Test needed for the content of all Containers?

In a recent Warning Letter, FDA is criticising a Chinese company for their inappropriate identity testing.

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06.03.19

Brexit: Handling Pharmacovigilance Data from the UK

How should reports of adverse reactions from the UK be handled after the withdrawal date? New Q&As give a clear answer.

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06.03.19

Brexit: EU supports pharmaceutical Companies

In a letter, the EU Commission explains possible exemptions for future batch testing in the UK.

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27.02.19

Cleaning Validation under the View of the FDA

With the publication EMA's guideline on Shared and Dedicated Facilities and the revision of Annex 15, the topic of cleaning validation has gained new attention. The PDE concept is now the determining factor. But what about the FDA?

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27.02.19

Brexit: Will UK Inspection Reports and GMP Certificates still be valid?

Will EU-based pharmaceutical companies still be able to use a manufacturing site for which the GMP Certificate has been issued by a UK authority? The answer is yes - but with restrictions.

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26.02.19

Brexit: Safety Features & Multi-Country Packs

Will it be necessary to transfer information about the unique identifier uploaded to the UK repository between 9 February 2019 and the Brexit date to another repository? EMA recently published  the answer to this and other related questions.

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26.02.19

US Track and Trace System

The FDA launched the development of an enhanced electronic, interoperable U.S. track-and-trace system for industry set to go into effect in 2023.

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20.02.19

EU-FDA MRA to be expanded

The scope of the EU-FDA Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) will be extended to veterinary medicinal products, human vaccines and plasma derivatives.

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20.02.19

Final FDA Guidance on Public Warning and Notification of Recalls

The FDA strengthens the process for issuing a public warning about a voluntary recall and for notification of recalls. Read more about FDA´s final guidance on Public Warning and Notification of Recalls.

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13.02.19

EU-FDA MRA: Soon all States on board

The MRA with the USA was supplemented by two further countries: Poland and Slovenia. However some are still missing.

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13.02.19

Quality Metrics: More than an FDA Initiative

Quality Metrics can support both companies and regulators to guarantee a high quality performance and the continuity of quality product supply.

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13.02.19

WHO and IAEA - Draft Guideline on GMP for Radiopharmaceuticals

In January 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published a draft guideline dealing specifically with the GMP requirements for the manufacture of radiopharmaceuticals.

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13.02.19

Safety Features: Handling of Alerts

The safety feature provisions enetered into force - How to report a falsified pack?

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06.02.19

Current Questions and Answers on Data Integrity and Audit Trail Review

The topic data integrity generates a multitude of questions. Current questions are answered in a loose sequence of News. Question 1: Must there be a concept for evaluating the criticality of data? And what rules for entering critical data into computerised systems must be available? The answers to both questions can be found here.

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