05
Apr

FDA Updates Draft Guidance on Required Notification of Discontinuance or Interruption in Manufacturing of Finished Products or Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Under Section 506C of the FD&C Act

The FDA is updating the draft guidance entitled, Notifying FDA of a Permanent Discontinuance or Interruption in Manufacturing Under Section 506C of the FD&C Act, that originally issued in March of 2020.  As the drug shortage problem continues, this revised guidance (see here) is to better assist applicants and manufacturers in a process to provide […]

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15
Mar

What The FDA Doesn’t Tell You About OOS Investigations for Raw Materials

The FDA guidance “Investigating Out-Of-Specification (OOS) Test Results for Pharmaceutical Production Guidance for Industry” (May 2022) (here) applies to APIs and other raw materials, as well as finished products, but does not address specific considerations for APIs and excipients.  Here at Lachman, we work with manufacturers of multiple product types and have the following advice […]

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