6 Quick Tips for Excel Spreadsheet Validation
Are you using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets for GxP activities? Are these Excel sheets used again and again, as a template? Ever thought about validating your spreadsheet templates? Is the person who...
Improve your R&D Strategy with These 6 Tips
Improve your R&D Strategy with These 6 Tips. In 2017, R&D investments in the pharmaceutical space reached more than $70 billion, with projected figures of over $200 billion by 2024. Pharma is one of...
Life Sciences Data Analytics: The Importance of Big Data
Big data is hitting us from all angles, and life science industries are not being left out. Why? Your life depends on it, literally. Life sciences generate lots of large and complex data every single...
Using a Matrix Approach to Media Fills in Sterile Compounding
Using a Matrix Approach to Media Fills in Sterile Compounding: A survey of FDA Form 483 observations issued to the 503B pharmacy industry reveals that outsourcing compounders are struggling to...
Critical Components of Quality Management Systems
Critical Components of Quality Management Systems: In 1962, Congress instructed the FDA to require that all drugs be produced according to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), which must be compliant...
How to Write an Effective Quality Investigation Report
In 2016, the FDA issued hundreds of 483 observations across the Drug and Device industries for failing to thoroughly review or investigate issues. This topic consistently hits the top five most...
FDA Revises Review Timeline Due to Increasing Number of Orphan Drug Applications
FDA Revises Review Timeline Due to Increasing Number of Orphan Drug Applications: In 1983 Congress passed the Orphan Drug Act, which created FDA’s Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) program. The goal of...
Operational Qualifications 'Worst Case' Conditions
A common principle in Operational Qualification (OQ) studies is to challenge processes under worst case conditions. A "worst case" condition or set of conditions are generally those parameters...