The global market for mRNA therapeutics is expanding rapidly due to their effectiveness, faster development and production, and flexibility. COVID-19 vaccines developed

A US company engaged in repacking solid dosage forms received an FDA Warning Letter due to numerous deficiencies in their Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). The FDA fo

Last year, in October, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) released the draft Guideline for comments on ICH M11 (CeSHarP). The primary objective of ICH's new M11 Guidel

The EMA has published interim guidance following the release of the public consultation document on Data Protection of Information Uploaded in the CTIS and the Question

The FDA has published draft guidance on decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) and seeks comments until August 1, 2023. DCTs involve decentralized elements like local lab

The FDA issued a Warning Letter to an Egyptian pharmaceutical manufacturer, citing inadequate cleaning practices and the risk of cross-contamination. The inspection occ

The global market for mRNA therapeutics is rapidly expanding due to their effectiveness, speed of development and production, and flexibility compared to traditional ap

The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has launched a consultation on 16 June 2023 to review the risk classification of medical devices containing animal

The ICH E6(R3) EWG has developed a revised Guideline on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) based on the previously published ICH E6 draft. The draft guideline, ICH E6(R3), is

The FDA recently issued discussion papers on the use of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) in "Drug Manufacturing," "Change Control for Medical Devices,"

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a final Q&A document outlining a risk-based approach to monitoring clinical trials. This guidance recommend

In April 2023, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) published revised Q&A documents for centralized marketing authorization procedures. These documents guide marketi

The emergence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the 1980s profoundly impacted the US blood system. Initially associated with male-to-male sexual contact,

The EMA's Annual Report 2022 includes an updated 3-year work plan focusing on the network and scientific regulatory strategies. Ensuring the security and resilience of

A US pharmaceutical manufacturer has received an FDA Warning Letter due to deficiencies found during an inspection. Among the issues highlighted is a dead leg in the ph

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) released recommendations for the pharmaceutical industry to ensure a continuous supply of human medicines, prevent shortages, and mi

The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) released the 21st edition of the Guideline for the Preparation, Use, and Quality Assurance

The exclusive method for submitting variation notifications for human medicinal products will be through electronic application forms (eAFs). The European Medicines Age

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Warning Letter recently after inspecting a drug manufacturing facility in Indiana from August 23 to September 2, 20

The European Commission has released two proposals for reforming the EU's pharmaceutical legislation, including the repeal of Directives 2001/83/EC and 2009/35/EC. 

The US FDA issued a Warning Letter on 10 April 2023 to an Indian company that produces OTC and homeopathic drug products. The letter was based on the FDA's review of th

The U.S. FDA issued a Warning Letter to Omega Packaging Corp following an inspection in October and November 2022, citing significant violations of cGMP regulations for

The FDA has released the final version of a guideline on clinical research with cannabis-containing human drugs. This guidance includes the agency's current thinking on

The USP General Chapter <1031> proposal for The Biocompatibility of Pharmaceutical Packaging Systems and their Materials of Construction is open for comment in th

London-based company, Medivance Instruments, received a warning letter from the FDA reminding all medical device manufacturers to seek FDA approval when significantly m

The ICH Q9 Guideline on QRM (Quality Risk Management) has been the industry standard since 2005. In late 2020, a revision was announced, and as of January, it has reach

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has notified manufacturers of 16 fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) previously considered irrational by an expert pa

In August/September 2022, the U.S. FDA inspected the Arkansas site of "Dunagin Pharmaceuticals Inc. dba Massco Dental," a US-based company. In February 2023, the FDA is

Medical device packaging plays a vital role in the lifecycle of a device, and a recent FDA safety communication serves as a reminder of its importance. The notice warns

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued recommendations for the composition of seasonal influenza vaccines for the 2023-2024 season. The EMA recommends that egg-

The European Commission has issued a 10-page Q&A paper regarding the practical details of the newly established transitional provisions for specific medical and iv-

According to a written response in the Rajya Sabha by the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) ha

The Tamil Nadu drug control department has introduced a WhatsApp helpline number to allow all stakeholders in the pharma and medical field to submit their complaints. I

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Warning Letter on 14 March 2023 to a Massachusetts-based company that produces finished drug products. The letter was

The European Union has adjusted the EU Medical Devices Regulation (EU MDR) to allow medical device manufacturers more time to obtain certification due to limited capaci

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released final guidance on the definitions of "suspect products" and "illegitimate products" on 16 March 2023. The verif

The central government has taken action against poor-quality drugs by cancelling the licenses of 18 pharma companies, and serving show cause notices to 26 other compani

The Central government has instructed the drug licensing authorities of the states and Union territories to advise pharmaceutical manufacturers against using propylene

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted an automatic, all-inclusive extension for GMP Certificates allocated in the EudraGMDP Database until December 2023, whic

The US FDA has alerted consumers against using the EzriCare brand of artificial tear produced by a Chennai-based organization after an investigation revealed a suspecte

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised a warning on two cough syrups manufactured by Uttar Pradesh-based Marion Biotech Pvt Ltd, which were considered as the ca

The U.S. American company Kari Gran Inc. received the U.S. FDA Warning Letter pertaining to its site inspection in July 2022.

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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited received a Warning letter from the U.S. FDA (Food and Drug Administration). The Warning Letter summarizes substantial violations of Cur

Starting 31 January 2023, the new Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS) will become mandatory as per EMA. CTIS functions as a single entry point of contact for the

After February, the ECA Foundation's CCS Task Force issued a fresh version of a Contamination Control Strategy (CCS) Guideline to help its members meet this requirement

In early December, the European Commission's MDCG (Medical Device Coordination Group) published a definition of 'hybrid audits'.

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The ICH Q13 Guideline on "Continuous Manufacturing of Drug Substances and Drug Products (Step 4)" was eventually adopted during the International Council for Harmonisat

With the publishing of Delegated Regulation 2022/2239, the European Commission has issued the revised and amended labelling prerequisites for unauthorized investigation

Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certifies that medicinal products are regularly produced and controlled to the quality standards relevant to their purposeful use or a

Medicines-Standard for Serialisation and Data Matrix Codes Therapeutic Goods Order 2021 (TGO 106) begins on 1 January 2023.

If Medi

The Questions & Answers (Q&A) documents pertaining to centralized marketing authorization procedures, which were revised in June, have now been updated and publ

The FDA issued a Warning Letter to Abraxis Bioscience LLC in Phoenix, United States, on October 31 2022. As per the warning notice, the FDA’s inspection of the co

The FDA issued a Warning Letter to Cangene BioPharma, LCC, in Baltimore, a subsidiary of Emergent BioSolutions. Significant deviations from Current Good Manufacturing P

The U.S. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) issued a Warning Letter dated March 14, 2022, to an American manufacturer- Premier Trends LLC. During a check from September

Recently the U.S. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) gave a warning letter to Professional Disposables International, Inc, located in Orangeburg, New Y

Aurobindo Pharma received a warning letter from the USFDA for its Hyderabad-based Unit I, an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility.

A recent Warning Letter from FDA to Laboratorio Pharma International SRL describes fundamental GMP deficiencies in the quality control area at its manufacturing facility of topical analgesics.

The USFDA (Food and Drug Administration) inspection of the drug manufacturing facility, BBC Group Limited, China, from March 22 to March 26, 2021, revealed significant violations of Current Good Ma

The WHO (World Health Organization) uncovered some problems at a Sputnik V vaccine filling site in Moscow related to the implementing an appropriate Environmental Monitoring Program to monitor and

COVID-19 injectable products may need some changes to the primary packaging components (e.g., glass vials and stoppers). The supply chain issues are affecting vaccine availability. Hence, the U.S.

Dr Reddy's Laboratories, an integrated pharmaceutical company, said that the US health regulator had issued a Form 483 with three observations after inspection of its manufacturing facility in Midd

WHO published a 31-page draft guideline, "GMP for investigational radiopharmaceutical products," in March 2021. It offers recommendations for minimum standards in the manufacture

Vivimed Labs Limited declared that its FDF manufacturing facility located in Jeedimetla, near Hyderabad, has been approved and accredited with GMP certification effective September 2

The Ministry of Justice of Russia registered an order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia dated 29.01.2021 No. 284, which amends Annex 2 to the order of the Ministry of I

The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) issued the Guidance Document for Drafting and Formatting Monographs for Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) for guidance to the stakeholders, including drug analysts

The U.S. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) sent a Warning Letter to Clientele, Inc. The firm produces OTC topical drug products that include sunscreen act

Indian pharma industry urged the US FDA to conduct inspections of their plants and facilities virtually in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The USFDA, in March, had suspend

The United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) issued a warning letter to the drug manufacturing company Aurobindo Pharma's step-down subsidiary. The warning was issued to th

US-FDA recently issued a Warning Letter to Coupler Enterprises, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, for GMP deficiencies in its packaging and quality assurance. The warning is related to

Mylan NV received a warning letter from the U.S. FDA for failure in ensuring the purity of active pharmaceutical ingredients made at one of its plants in Pashamyl

The US health regulator closed the  warning letter of a pharmaceutical company, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, for three of its sites in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, after due evalua

Bayshore was notified by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) that certain batches of Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP 750mg, and USP 500mg when tested for

The FDA has released compliance guidelines on reserve samples used in the bioavailability and bioequivalence studies.

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Tender Corporation, the firm that manufactures and distributes OTC products receives a warning letter from The U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA investigators conducted

The USFDA inspected the drug manufacturing facility of Stason Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and observed significant violations of current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations for finish

Cannabis is the genus of the plant belonging to the Cannabaceae family. The three main species of Cannabis are C. sativa L., C. indica, and C. ruderalis. These spe

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company announced voluntary recall for its product ChloraPrep^TM 3ml applicator due to fungal c

FDA reiterates hand sanitizers comprising low levels of ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol with the dangerous presence of methanol manufactured by Eskbiochem S.A. de C.V.

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Cadila Healthcare Limited declared that US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) furnished Form 483 with zero observations to the Baddi unit of the company.

SMS Pharmaceuticals has successfully completed its Hyderabad’s testing facility regulatory inspection by the US drug regulator.

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued a warning letter to drug manufacturing facility of KVK-Tech following an audit in April 2019.  

Aurobindo Pharma Limited stated that it has gained the Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) with Voluntary Action Initiated (VAI) status from US Food and Drug Administrati

Biocon, a drug API maker, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) performed a Post-Approval and GMP inspection of Small Molecules API Manufacturing F

Shilpa Medicare has got 15 observations from US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the finished dosage formulation facility (sterile and non-sterile) for Jadcherla faci

A leading active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) provider, Solara Active Pharma Science Ltd., declared that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have done two successf

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revoked the status of ‘Voluntary Action Initiated’ (VAI) furnished to Unit-IV plant of Aurobindo Pharma in Hyderabad.<

Alkem Laboratories Limited has achieved 2 observations from US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the facility in Baddi of company in Himachal Pradesh.

The company stated

A 1st targeted consultation to the Annex 1 of the EU GMP Guide permitted about 140 companies and organizations to comment. The drafting group moved ahead with more than 6200 lines of

Reopening of investigation of Aurobindo Pharma’s Unit-4 manufacturing facility by the US Food and Drug Administration, days after the regulator had declared that it h

Biocon on Saturday stated that it has gained 3 observations from the US health regulator following inspection of its facility of insulin manufacturing in Malaysia.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have furnished a warning letter to Greenbrier International, Inc., doing business as Dollar Tree, for getting drugs which are po

Supplier Qualification and the respective contracts in outsourcing activities are always hot debated topics in inspections. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rece

J. B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd’s US FDA granted solid oral dosage forms formulations manufacturing facility at Panoli, Gujarat has successfully completed p

A pre-approval inspection and good manufacturing practice examination was conducted by the US health regulator at the API manufacturing facility of Biocon. The company has received a

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Health Pharma regarding its manufacturing site in New Jersey, US, after violations of current good manuf

Drug major manufacturing capabilities of Lupin have come under the scanner of the US drug regulator, as it has located deficiencies across multiple sites in recent inspections.

Lupin Ltd on Monday stated the US health regulator has alerted that its Tarapur manufacturing facility may be subjected to regulatory actions.

The company has obtained a comm

Lupin, a drug firm on Saturday stated that it has obtained two observations from the US health regulator following the inspection of its Nagpur manufacturing facility.

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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has furnished warning letter to drug firm GPT Pharmaceuticals for important violations of current good manufacturing practice (cG

Suven Life Sciences Limited recently received the EIR following the renewal inspection by US health regulator at their facility in Pashamylaram near Hyderabad for the supply and

A division of Centaur Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd, LifeSan Clinical Research has obtained zero Form 483 observations from US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The company has unde

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd has obtained Certificate of good manufacturing practice (GMP) from European drug regulator for its Baddi unit in Himachal Pradesh. Glenmark's Baddi

Hikal Ltd has successfully completed USFDA audit at Panoli, Gujarat, with zero Form 483 observations.

The inspection was conducted between September 9 and 13, 2019.
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The US health regulator has warned Torrent Pharmaceuticals’ US-based subsidiary for violating good manufacturing practices, including the unavailability of properly designed eq

Vital violation of current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulations was found by the health regulator of US for finished pharmaceuticals at Cadila Healthcare’s Morai

Lupin Limited received the Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Nagpur facility. Inspection of the facility was done by the US

Torrent Pharma is now red flagged by USFDA for significant violations of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) regulations for its Indrad facility in Gujarat.

An inspect

As per the reports of the US health regulator, Torrent Pharma Inc is recalling 73,896 bottles of hypertension treatment tablets from the US and Puerto Rico on the basis of deviations

An inspection has been conducted by the US Food and Drug Administration officials in a manufacturing facility of Aurobindo Pharma. The FDA has observed several discrepancies regardin

Good manufacturing practice (GMP) certificate has been received by Lupin from Japan's Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) for its drug manufacturing facility at Mandidee

Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) are mandatory enforced by regulators of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and must be executed and followed by manufacturers o

Lupin, a pharma firm was red flagged by the US health regulator for significant violations of the current good manufacturing practice regulations at its Mandideep facility in Madhya

Unichem Laboratories has successfully completed the US health regulator audit of its new facility at Kolhapur, Maharashtra without any observations.

The cGMP surveillance of

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection of Hangzhou Badi Daily Use chemical company, drug manufacturing facility located at Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province from March 19

Enprani Co., Ltd drug manufacturing facility located at Incheon, was inspected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from March 11 to 15, 2019.

The warning letter was issued to com

USFDA inspection was done at Haw Par Healthcare Limited drug manufacturing facility located at Singapore, from February 25 to March 1, 2019.

Issued warning letter summarized the significant

The Viralgen receives the European Medicines Agency (EMA) cGMP compliance accreditation certificate and Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) Pharmaceutical Laboratory authorizat

The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) has given the GMP compliance and pharmaceutical manufacturing license to the Rentschler Fill Solutions. It is a contact development and manufac

The US FDA inspection for Silvassa facility of Ipca Labs conducted during 19-23 August 2019. It is the formulation facility of Ipca Labs.

The firms receive three US FDA observations in Form

The US FDA inspection for Silvassa facility of Ipca Labs conducted during 19-23 August 2019. It is the formulation facility of Ipca Labs.

The firms receive three US FDA observations in Form

Three new questions and their answers are added by the USFDA to the laboratory Controls on Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) guidance. The instrument calibration standards, trial injectio

The API facility based in Mekaguda Village, near Hyderabad receives six observations from the USFDA. The inspection was carried out between05-09 August 2019.

The received observations are m

The Alathur facility of Strides based in Chennai has successfully completed the USFDA audit with zero observation. The inspection was done between 05August to 09August 2019 with no observation from

The USFDA has issued Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) for Lupin's Aurangabad facility. The USFDA inspection was carried out during 6 May 2019 till 15 May 2019.

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The US FDA has issued a warning letter to Emcure Pharma for its Pune based plant. It was made due to violation of current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) by the organization.

The US FDA

The USFDA has done the audit of Cadila Healthcare’s facility based at Ankleshwar in Gujarat. The facility is involved in the manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients.

The US

After the fear of mislabeled vials, Bayer has voluntarily recalled 2 lots of 2000 IU vials (recombinant) containing Kogenate FS antihemophilic factor in the United States. Even though the labels in

Granules India completes the USFDA audit of its Bonthapally facility with one observation. It is amongst the world’s largest single site manufacturing plant of Paracetamol API by volume. The

The FDA has recommended that the patients should not use the drugs manufactured by Herbal Doctor Remedies, Monterey Park, California, because the conditions at the manufact