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EMA announces launch of collaborative pilot scheme to inspect manufacturers
The EMA will collaborate with other medicine regulatory bodies globally in a pilot programme to inspect sterile medicine manufacturers.
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Good manufacturing practices (GMP) are the practices required in order to conform to the guidelines recommended by agencies that control authorisation and licensing for manufacture and sale of drug products and active pharmaceutical products. These guidelines provide minimum requirements that a pharmaceutical manufacturer must meet to assure that the products are of high quality and do not pose any risk to the consumer or public.
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Astellas enters into definitive agreement to acquire Audentes Therapeutics
Astellas has announced that it will be acquiring Audentes Therapeutics at a total cost of $3 billion.
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Medicinal cannabis product granted approval in Ireland
A medicinal CBD oil has been approved for importation, prescription and supply under the Medical Cannabis Access Programme (MCAP) in Ireland.
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Telstar promotes aseptic technology developments for pharma production
At CPhI (Frankfurt, November 5-7 2019), Telstar will be promoting the latest solutions in isolation technology systems, sterilisation and pharmaceutical freeze-drying applications, designed to ensure an aseptic and efficient production of pharmaceutical processes.
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Whitepaper: EU GMP Draft Annex 1: Potential impact on cleaning and disinfection
CLEANING AND microbial contamination control are critical focus areas in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.
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Warning issued to company for selling unapproved stem cell products
A warning has been issued to Stemell for manufacturing and distributing unapproved products derived from umbilical cord blood.
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Application note: Calculating maximum allowable carryover (MAC) for cleaning validation
This application brief presents a framework for how to establish acceptance criteria limits using TOC to comply with FDA best practice guidance for the life cycle approach to cleaning validation.
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Expert View: Annex 1 updates: The impact of microbial ID strategy on cleanroom qualifications for pharma manufacturers
Dr Lucia Ceresa discusses the importance of accurate microbial IDs for cleanroom performance qualification and the risks of inaccuracies or failures.
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OTC drug manufacturer receives warning letter for data integrity issues
Ningbo Huize Commodity Co has been sent a warning letter for cGMP violations, including data integrity issues.
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Whitepaper: Does QRM + RMM = Better EM
Facilities perform environmental monitoring (EM) to demonstrate a state of control.
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Data integrity for cleanroom monitoring
With a continual focus on data integrity and helping our customers meet regulations while generating actionable insights, Particle Measuring Systems provides a complete range of products and services.
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Concerns around Annex 1
This article expresses the opinions of a pharmaceutical microbiologist on the proposed revisions to the EU Good Manufacturing Practice Annex 1 in terms of current industry practice and future innovation in sterile product manufacturing.
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Nemera at Interphex 2019
Nemera is a world leader in the design, development and manufacturing of drug delivery devices for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and generics industries.
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Whitepaper: Digital transformation in QA/QC labs
With international regulatory agencies calling for pharma companies to properly manage data integrity issues to ensure GMP compliance, Abbott Informatics demonstrates how their STARLIMS solutions can provide support for numerous systems.
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 2 2019
This issue questions whether companies are sufficiently investing in regulatory intelligence software and what the potential consequences of Brexit might be for locations outside of the UK and EU. The issue also features articles on microbiology, formulation and biopharma, courtesy of our in-depth focus sections; as well as outlining the…