In a complete supply chain, one site’s lag measure is another site’s lead measure. As important as data integrity is to product quality decisions at the site, data risks in the supply chain can affect availability of product to patients. As mentioned in a previous Lachman blog (here), drug shortages are the preeminent risk for […]
Amsterdam’s iconic concentric circles of interlocking canals, its international appeal and its historical role in shaping our modern world provided the perfect backdrop for the 2023 ISPE Europe Annual Conference which, in Amsterdam fashion, served as a focus for some of the pharmaceutical industry’s most important and contemporary challenges –forces which will most certainly reshape […]
The 2023 PDA Robotics and Automation Conference, which just concluded in Amsterdam, Netherlands, highlighted the significant new value and promise of advanced technologies, robotics, automation and digitization across the pharmaceutical value chain from clinical to manufacturing to distribution, and for all sectors including small and large molecule and medical device. Conference presentations and panels highlighted […]
Many companies are always on the lookout for in‑licensing opportunities and/or product acquisitions to boost their product portfolio or to quickly fill voids in their development program. Given the cost outlay for such opportunities and their associated risks, it is imperative that due diligence of these new potential assets is performed by qualified individuals who […]
When a firm is evaluating the effectiveness of their investigation program (as part of assessing the effectiveness of the Quality Management System (QMS)) the focus tends to be towards evaluating the quality / robustness of the resulting investigations. However, one of the questions that should also be asked is are investigations being initiated when required? […]
FDA has warned consumers not to use two products containing ammonia chloride, “Nose Slap and Soul Slap products, which are unapproved drugs marketed to promote alertness and boost energy.” The Agency says, “Inhaling ammonia can quickly lead to eye, nose, and throat irritation; coughing; and airway constriction” and it “has received reports of adverse events […]
The FDA is updating the draft guidance entitled, Notifying FDA of a Permanent Discontinuance or Interruption in Manufacturing Under Section 506C of the FD&C Act, that originally issued in March of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 […]
The 503B outsourcing facilities are able to compound drug products in certain circumstances using bulk ingredients but “[O]ne of the conditions that must be met for a drug product compounded by an outsourcing facility to qualify for the exemptions under section 503B of the FD&C Act is that the outsourcing facility may not compound a […]
Today, the FDA issued a draft guidance titled Definitions of Suspect Product and Illegitimate Product for Verification Obligations Under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (here). The various terms fall under the general areas identified in the DSCSA as Suspect Product and Illegitimate Product, and this guidance will help clarify how to further identify and […]
Have you ever wondered why, in many airports across different countries, there are multiple random security checks after the initial check at the entrance and before boarding the plane? Do all these intermediate checks make flying much safer? Are intermediate checks required because the initial check may not be trustworthy, or are they intended to […]
