Pre Approval Inspection

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Pre-Approval Inspection (PAI) Readiness is Easy, Right?

Facing a pending filing and subsequent PAI can feel overwhelming, no matter if you are a young firm or an established company. You're balancing the excitement of bringing a new product to market with...

Quality & Compliance

Preparing for an FDA Inspection, Part 1

The ultimate goal of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is to protect the public welfare and protect consumers from unsafe products. Regulatory investigators are responsible for enforcing...

How to Ensure Your Device, Software, and Drug Are All Ready for a Pre-Approval Inspection

When drug or device manufacturers apply for marketing approval of a new product, the FDA may conduct a pre-approval inspection (PAI). The PAI is performed to help the Agency assure that a...

6 Tips for Evaluating Your CMO’s PAI Readiness

The submission of your drug application (NDA, ANDA, BLA, etc.) is an exciting accomplishment, and one of the first major milestones is a pre-approval inspection (PAI) of the manufacturing sites...

Conducting a PAI Mock Inspection: How to Execute and Evaluate Your Findings

Did you miss our last blog on PAI Readiness? Catch up here to learn what a PAI is and how to prepare. Congratulations! You conducted a Mock Inspection in preparation for your upcoming Pre-Approval...

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Quality & Compliance

Pre-Approval Inspection (PAI): What it is and How to Prepare

What is a Pre-Approval Inspection (PAI)? A pre-approval inspection (PAI) is performed to provide the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assurances that a manufacturing site named in a drug...