As a result of repeated deviations in the area of aseptic manufacturing, a Korean manufacturer has received a Warning Letter from the FDA.
In the course of the revision of the European Pharmacopoeia which allows the production of WFI with other methods than distillation, the revision of EMA's "Guideline on the quality of water for pharmaceutical use" has become necessary.
In the course of an inspection conducted in October 2018, the Italian health authority discovered several GMP deviations in the areas of sterile manufacturing, packaging and QC testing at an Italian manufacturer. Read more details about the Non-Compliance Report which can now be found in EMA's inspection database.
The publication of EMA's "Guideline on setting health based exposure limits for use in risk identification in the manufacture of different medicinal products in shared facilities" and the related Q&A documents have given the topic cross contamination a greater importance.
In recent months, the FDA has published a number of documents on gene therapy. With a draft guideline on "Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC) Information for Human Gene Therapy Investigational New Drug Applications (INDs)", the next step in the update of the relevant guidelines has been taken.
The FDA published a new Draft Guidance on Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Babesiosis. The recommendations contained in this guidance apply to the collection of blood and blood components, except source plasma.
With a new draft guidance on the risk of bacterial contamination of blood platelets for transfusion purposes, the FDA wants to give updated recommendations on risk minimization to affected donor institutions and transfusion centers.
In a warehouse in Arkansas, USA, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found "alarming" insanitary conditions.
The Code of Practice "The Responsible Person for GDP" has been revised. The new Version 2 has just beed issued for members of the European GDP Association.
On the MHRA Inspectorate blog a new post has just been published emphasizing that according to GCP dose escalation practices should be the same regardless of whether a clinical trial involves healthy volunteers or patients. Read more about "Dose Escalation - is it GCP compliant?"