The US FDA managed to issue 94 drug GMP warning letters last year despite the pandemic, with fewer expected for 2021. Top issue areas included lack of sterility assurance, nitrosamine impurities, poor data integrity and basic GMP failures.
The rate at which the US Food and Drug Administration issued drug good manufacturing practices warning letters declined by just 20% from 118 in 2019 to 94 in 2020 despite a global pandemic that led the agency to suspend most inspections late in the first quarter.
The rate would have been lower but for 14 non-inspection-based drug GMP warning letters to Mexican companies trying to meet...
The US FDA Commissioner pushed for a rebalancing of the US’s pharmaceutical supply chains while also stressing that there is a role for US-China commerce that would be risky to compromise.
The UK regulator approved 16 medicines containing a new active substance in the first half of this year, while the European Commission issued marketing authorizations for 20 NAS-containing drugs.
Joint clinical assessment reports must be descriptive rather than reach definitive conclusions, and must not interfere with national decision making processes, according to new EU guidance.
The agency’s plan for advanced manufacturing seeks more harmonization, while also seeking to codify internal practices with guidance and training.
Joint clinical assessment reports must be descriptive rather than reach definitive conclusions, and must not interfere with national decision making processes, according to new EU guidance.
Developments in India and Pakistan are designed to standardize how drug companies disclose their expenses associated with health care professionals.
The agency’s plan for advanced manufacturing seeks more harmonization, while also seeking to codify internal practices with guidance and training.
