One in five of the drug GMP warning letters the US FDA issued in 2022 raised supply chain concerns. Active pharmaceutical ingredient distribution became a major focal point as agency checked opioid and alcohol-based hand sanitizer supply chains. The year also featured a pair of warning letters to excipient firms, one a Mexican glycerin supplier, and the other a unit of DuPont.
The US Food and Drug Administration emphasized pharmaceutical supply chain transparency in its compliance program last year, and it showed in the warning letters the agency issued.
Supply chain concerns were raised in 20% of the drug good manufacturing practices warning letters issued in 2022, according to...
The US FDA Commissioner pushed for a rebalancing of the US’s pharmaceutical supply chains while also stressing that there is a role for US-China commerce that would be risky to compromise.
The UK regulator approved 16 medicines containing a new active substance in the first half of this year, while the European Commission issued marketing authorizations for 20 NAS-containing drugs.
Joint clinical assessment reports must be descriptive rather than reach definitive conclusions, and must not interfere with national decision making processes, according to new EU guidance.
The agency’s plan for advanced manufacturing seeks more harmonization, while also seeking to codify internal practices with guidance and training.
Joint clinical assessment reports must be descriptive rather than reach definitive conclusions, and must not interfere with national decision making processes, according to new EU guidance.
Developments in India and Pakistan are designed to standardize how drug companies disclose their expenses associated with health care professionals.
The agency’s plan for advanced manufacturing seeks more harmonization, while also seeking to codify internal practices with guidance and training.
