TOP FOUR OBSERVATIONS REMAIN SIMILAR IN NUMBER TO 2013 Each fiscal year the FDA issues the various FDA 483 Observations from the various Centers to include CBER, CDER, CDRH, etc. This Blog focuses only upon those issued by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and will concentrate upon those found within 21 CFR Part 211. Interestingly, … [Read more...]
2015 United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Microbiological General and Information Chapters Training Program
7-Part Live Training Program Starts September 30, 2015 Instructor: Barry A. Friedman Ph.D. The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) contains a number of chapters relating to microbiology within its General and General Information Chapters. These Chapters present information that relate to both non-sterile and aseptic processing. Several of these chapters have been … [Read more...]
VUAB PHARMA, CZECH REPUBLIC, RECEIVES WARNING LETTER (MAY 27, 2015, con’t)
Objectionable Bacillus spp. Found During Customer Sampling During the FDA’s inspection of VUAB Pharma a.s., Vltayska 53, Roztoky, Czech Republic, from June 09, 2014, through June 13, 2014, an investigator from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified significant deviations from current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) for the … [Read more...]
VUAB PHARMA, CZECH REPUBLIC, RECEIVES WARNING LETTER (MAY 27, 2015)
Objectionable Anaerobe Found During Customer Sampling During the FDA’s inspection of VUAB Pharma a.s., Vltayska 53, Roztoky, Czech Republic, from June 09, 2014, through June 13, 2014, an investigator from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified significant deviations from current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) for the manufacture of active … [Read more...]
INSPECTION TRACKER: DRUG MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS (CANADA)
Health Canada Begins Publishing Information Regarding Emerging Issues As part of Health Canada's ongoing commitment to openness and transparency, the Department recently began publishing information regarding emerging issues identified through the drug inspection program. This Inspection Tracker provides a snapshot of the potential health and safety issues Health Canada … [Read more...]
