Quality & Compliance
GMP
May 2, 2017
Clinical Quality Systems & the Outsourced Model
The landscape of clinical trials is evolving. The changes that are happening are due to the increased number of FDA-regulated trials, as well as a rise in the complexity of clinical protocols. As...
Quality & Compliance
Agency Alerts
February 28, 2017
How Important are Clinical Trials in Today’s World of Regulation?
Eliminating clinical trials would be extremely detrimental to the safety and well-being of people all over the world. On Friday, February 24th, The Washington Post published an article written by...
Quality & Compliance
GMP
February 15, 2017
Indian API Manufacturer Fails to Correct Significant GMP Deviations, Receives FDA Warning Letter
In May 2016, the FDA inspected Resonance Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.’s Bangalore manufacturing facility. During this inspection, the FDA investigator observed a number of significant deviations from...
Quality & Compliance
GMP
November 18, 2016
#7: Quality Systems Approach to Pharmaceutical CGMP Regulations
In August 2002, the FDA announced the Pharmaceutical CGMPs for the 21st Century Initiative, which explained FDA’s intent of integrating quality systems and risk management approaches, and had a goal...
Quality & Compliance
GCP
October 26, 2016
#10: Investigator Responsibilities – Protecting the Rights, Safety, & Welfare of Study Subjects
In October 2009, the FDA issued a guidance document regarding its expectations for investigators during the conduct of clinical investigations.The guidance, entitled Investigator...
Quality & Compliance
Agency Alerts
September 21, 2016
Multi-Regional Clinical Trials 102: Clinical Trial Design & Protocol-Related Issues
Additional information on the guidance document is available in our preceding FDA News article entitled "Multi-Regional Clinical Trials 101: Value, Requirements, and Key Considerations Associated...
Quality & Compliance
Agency Alerts
September 20, 2016
Multi-Regional Clinical Trials 101: Value, Requirements, and Key Considerations Associated with MRCTs
On Friday, September 9th, the FDA announced the availability of a draft guidance entitled “E17 General Principles for Planning and Design of Multi-Regional Clinical Trials.” The draft guidance, which...
Quality & Compliance
GMP
August 24, 2016
FDA Embarks on Warning Letter “Rampage”
Last week the FDA released an astonishing 23 warning letters along with an import alert to a number of companies located across the globe. According to a recent article from Law360, the letters were...
Quality & Compliance
GMP
August 9, 2016
FDA Issues Warning Letter to Chinese API Manufacturer After Lying to the Agency During Inspection
Late last month, FDA released a warning letter that had been sent to Xiamen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., outlining a number of “significant deviations from current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) for...