Drugs & Chemicals
CAPA, Failure Investigation and Root Cause Analysis to Meet FDA Expectations
Analysis of investigation reports reveals that human error is one of the top root causes for deviations, discrepancies and quality incidents in pharmaceutical manufacturing. And when you examine the CAPA's that are developed from these, retraining and rewrite of SOP is top the list. Yet on further re-examination, you find that these problems keep resurfacing again and again. Put in another way, the CAPA's a..
CMO Supplier Quality Agreements - How to Comply with new FDA and EU Guidelines for Contract Drug Manufacture
A Quality Agreement is a contract between a pharmaceutical firm and a GMP Contract Manufacturer detailing the responsibilities of each party in assuring the quality, safety, and efficacy of the manufactured drug. Recently, the EU and the FDA issued regulatory guidance to bring some clarity and consistency to these quality contracts:EU GMP Chapter 7 "Outsourced Activities" January 2013Guidance for Industry -..
Comparability Protocols for approved drugs
This webinar will address approaches to developing comparability protocols, including primary content considerations and timing of submission. The information obtained will enable the completion of appropriate testing to make changes to the drug substance or drug product formulation, manufacturing facility, and container closure which can be designed to save time and money in the future.Learning ObjectivesA..
Complaint Handling and Adverse Event Reporting, CAPA, Recalls, and Product Life Cycle Management
Complaint handling is essentially the beginning of the process if not one crucial aspect of the process of collecting data concerning the product that is in the marketplace. It is your first “tip-off” that something might not be going as intended. Complaints are ignored at your peril and ignoring them results in a significant risk to the organization and to the patients that use your products.Complaint hand..
Complaint Management: Best Practices to Assure Compliance and Customer Retention
Complaint handling is likely one of the more cross-functional parts of your quality system: Customer Service may receive your customer complaints, Sales and Marketing may need to reach out to the customer for additional information, Regulatory Affairs may determine whether the complaint is reportable, QA may perform the root cause investigation, R&D or Manufacturing Engineering may need to be involved i..
Contamination Controls for Non-Sterile Drug Product Manufacturing Facilities
This presentation is intended as an introductory overview of current industry best practices for minimizing the risk of non-sterile drug product contamination during the manufacturing process. A brief overview of the primary regulatory requirements and industry standards will be presented, (FDA, EU, ISO, ICH, USP, PDA, USP), followed by presentation and analysis of 3 differing approaches for contamination c..
Data Governance for Computer Systems Regulated by FDA
Effective and compliant computer system data management is critical to organizations in the pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines, tobacco, animal health, medical device or other FDA-regulated industry. During the past 30 years, best practices have been developed to ensure computer systems used in these environments can be cost-effectively managed while meeting all aspects of FDA compliance. To take this a st..
De Novo Classification Process
Unlike other countries in the world, the US uses a predicate-based system to classify its medical devices. For devices that have a predicate device in the marketplace, the classification process is quite straightforward. A predicate device is a legally marketed device, called a preamendments device, that was legally marketed prior to May 28, 1976, a device that has been reclassified from Class III to Class ..
Developing an Effective CAPA Management and Root Cause Analysis System
In order to solve problems, every organization must know how to conduct an effective investigation, identify root causes, and implement workable corrective action in a timely manner. An effective CAPA process requires training internal investigators, who can also coach others in the organization, to employ critical thinking. The process must provide a common model and language within the organization, which..
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning for Computer Systems Regulated by FDA
FDA guidelines are very specific in terms of how computer systems are to be managed, and each company should have a specific strategy and methodology, along with a set of rigorous tactical processes and procedures that prescribe how Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning should be carried out. This is necessary to protect against the onslaught of threats and attacks, both from natural disasters ..
Drug or Cosmetic? Promoting Health Benefits in Personal Care Products
FDA has a history of avoiding discussion of popular issues and leaving the course of history to the imagination of the industry to push the boundaries of regulatory compliance. The unwillingness by FDA to address issues like “natural”, “probiotic”, “CBD” and other popular issues, creates an opportunity to add market potential, but it also creates hazards to avoid for FDA regulated products. Assuming that di..
Drug Product Performance, In Vivo: Bioavailability and Bioequivalence
Drug product performance, in vivo, is defined as the release of the drug substance from the drug product leading to the bioavailability of the drug. The evaluation of drug product performance relates bioavailability to the therapeutic response and adverse events. Bioavailability and bioequivalence studies are measurements of drug product performance and can be used to evaluate new drug formulations, changes..
Effective and Practical use of FMEA for Risk-Based Approach to Computer Systems Validation
Validation of computer systems is a regulatory requirement within the life sciences. "How much to validate" is one of the biggest challenges validation teams face. The struggle to balance time and available resources with compliance requirements often leads to insufficient testing and/or project overruns, which in turn can lead to significant regulatory and safety risks. One way to avoid these issues is to ..
Equipment Validation, Tracking, Calibration and Preventive Maintenance
FDA and EU regulations require that firms have a program for the calibration and maintenance of test and measurement equipment. The program must include intervals, scheduling, specific procedures, limits of accuracy/precision, and remedial action in the event that the equipment does not meet established requirements. Prior to use, however, this equipment must be validated to make sure it produces a product ..
EU MDR-Introduction into The European Medical Device Regulation
The EU MDR 745/2017 is a complete game change to the old law of the MDD 93/42/EEC since 1993 with a couple of updates. The time is very short and the number of requirements and required changes is high. The training will show how to conduct a gap-analysis, an action plan and how to be on track until May 2020. Learn what to do into the quality management department and what to do in the regulatory affairs de..