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What is cross contamination in pharmaceutical industry

GMPSOP

Cross contamination in the pharmaceutical industry can be described as an accidental inclusion of product of another batch or unknown foreign material into a finished batch, which was not intended or not mentioned on the label. – In 2019, the FDA publicly reprimanded 21 companies for cross-contamination.

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Deviation investigation guidelines in the pharmaceutical industry

GMPSOP

Additional documents included each month. In the five years between 2019 and 2023, the FDA issued the following warning letters, closely related to ineffective deviation investigation. Packaging/labeling/Misbranding: 41 warnings vi. Additional documents included each month. All written and updated by GMP experts.

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Long-Awaited Guidance on FDAMA 115: Confirmatory Evidence Finally Has Its Moment (to be Crossed Off the FDA’s Guidance To-Do List)

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

The new guidance is one of three policy documents dedicated to explaining FDA’s interpretation of this statutory authority and their approach to exercising scientific judgment in evaluating drug effectiveness. We are heartened to see that this latest guidance reflects many of the advances we observed in practice since 2019.

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To 513(g) or not to 513(g)? That is the question

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Provided that a brief device description, clear intended use, and list or picture of all labeling claims are made, FDA aims to review the information and provide a response generally within 7 days. Sometimes, though, there is no clear precedent, and the product’s regulatory status falls into an undiscovered country.

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UK approves prescription-only melatonin drug for childhood ADHD

Pharmaceutical Technology

In July 2019, the MHRA held up Colonis for sending a letter to physicians advertising the off-label use of the drug in children and those with renal impairment. On 22 September, the MHRA expanded the label to include the use for sleep-onset insomnia in children with ADHD. Colonis Pharma is a subsidiary company within Clinigen.

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Speaking of Medicine – Mid-Year OPDP Enforcement Review

Eye on FDA

There are two means of gaining insight into the agency’s thinking about regulatory issues related to promotional communications by pharmaceutical companies; one is through the issuance of guidance documents, the other is through enforcement. But when it comes to enforcement things have changed greatly over the years.

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Change is Inevitable – Plan Ahead: An Assessment of FDA’s Draft Guidance on Predetermined Change Control Plans for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning-Enabled Device Software Functions

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

a) , and related guidance documents (e.g., Post-market, manufacturers can make modifications consistent with the PCCP and document the modification in accordance with their quality system, without the need for a new marketing submission. See 21 CFR 807.81(a)(3) a)(3) and 21 CFR 814.39(a)