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Common pharma compliance concerns cited by FDA warning letters

European Pharmaceutical Review

A study of the causes of warning letters issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) between 2010 and 2020 revealed that poor current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) compliance and misbranding were the most common citations.

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An Annex 1 and Pharma 4.0 perspective on water quality

European Pharmaceutical Review

An essential part of the manufacturing of drug products is the use of water of different degrees of purity. In particular, purified water and WFI are critical when producing sterile pharmaceutical drug products. The research is focused on multiple processes, such as cleaning verification and formulation of drug products.

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US legislative update: takeaways for European pharma

European Pharmaceutical Review

In the current US Congressional session, Congress has focused heavily on legislation directed at reducing prescription drug prices. The new law will also require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to Medicare if they increase drug prices faster than consumer inflation. 5) monitoring access to biosimilars.

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Cleanroom microbiology: single-temperature incubation for EM

European Pharmaceutical Review

Information can be found in certain US pharmacopeia guide chapters, such as USP <1116>, 1 as well as guidance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and World Health Organization (WHO) but none of these are regulatory requirements. From this observation, all options are possible.

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Precision Medicine Needs an Overhaul

PM360

During the period from 2008 through 2020, the number of precision medicines in the US increased from 5 to 285. Between 2015 and 2021, over a quarter of the drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were associated with specific biomarkers.

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‘Right shoring’ API production in Europe

Pharmaceutical Technology

During the pandemic, the shortage of basic drugs such as paracetamol in key EU countries led to growing calls to push local drug manufacturing to ensure a smooth supply and to minimise shortages. Only 25% of API production for generic drugs took place in Europe in 2020, according to a November 2022 Medicines for Europe report.

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FDA warning letters highlight CAPA concerns

European Pharmaceutical Review

Amidst numerous warning letters distributed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pharmaceutical manufacturers in recent months, in July this year, the US regulatory body published its analysis on drug product quality in 2022.

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