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Transforming pharmaceutical manufacturing: The AI revolution

European Pharmaceutical Review

Revolutionising quality control In the backdrop of stringent quality standards and regulatory demands inherent to pharmaceutical manufacturing, the addition of AI technologies introduce a paradigm shift.

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Switzerland and US sign drug inspection agreement

European Pharmaceutical Review

Under the agreement with the Swiss Confederation (Switzerland), the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be able to utilise each other’s GMP inspections of pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, avoiding the need for duplicate inspections.

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FDA publishes paper on AI/ML in drug development

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a discussion paper to complement and inform future guidance on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in drug development. The paper also highlighted that AI/ML can enhance manufacturing supply chain. Comment on the discussion paper here.

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FDA releases analysis on drug product quality in 2022

European Pharmaceutical Review

The Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) in the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center Pharmaceutical Quality for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has released its 2022 annual report analysing drug manufacturers and their products.

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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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Economics and risks of FDA’s Quality management maturity rating programme

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) through the Office of Pharmaceutical Quality in 2021 embarked on an initiative to develop a framework for establishing a pharmaceutical manufacturing site quality rating system, the Quality management maturity (QMM) programme.

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Understanding endotoxin cartridge testing: frequently asked questions

European Pharmaceutical Review

The LAL reagents included in the cartridges are licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). With over 22 years of experience, she has worked as a QC microbiologist in cell therapy and non-sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing, specialising in environmental monitoring and method validation.