In a pre-publication Federal Register Notice on Friday, August 5, 2016, FDA announced the reopening of the comment period on the issue of OTC Monograph User fees until October 6, 2016. In addition, the Notice indicated that the FDA “will hold a Webinar for stakeholders on September 6, 2016. This Webinar is intended to be […]
Take a look at the wrist of many individuals today and you will likely see a device monitoring physical activity. Whether it be a stand-alone device or one in the form of a watch which also facilitates telephone and text conversations, the business of personal wellness is growing. In 2014, Price Waterhouse estimated that over […]
There has been a lot of activity relative to inspection of outsourcing facilities (facilities that compound drug products under Section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act). These facilities are held to cGMP standards and are subject to FDA inspection. Outsourcing facilities must be registered with the FDA and must pay a fee […]
Each week it seems that we read about FDA enforcement action on products marketed as dietary supplements, but are found to contain undeclared drugs without an approved NDA or ANDA. The striking thing is that these 30 products were the subject of enforcement action in the last month and a half. That means that from […]
If you work in regulated industry, you will eventually be inspected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). With each inspection comes an opportunity to forge good working relationships with the individuals on the forefront of your compliance status. With so much riding on any given inspection, what do you do if problems arise with […]
Yesterday, FDA issued two draft Guidance documents that address the compounding of essentially commercially available drug products. The two documents, one for compounding pharmacies under Section 503A of the Act (here) and the other that addresses outsourcing facilities under Section 503B of the Act (here) describe FDA’s view of how the issue of compounding essentially […]
In February 2014, then FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg issued a memorandum directing all Centers and the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) to develop a plan for more collaboration and efficiency in operations. As a result of this mandate, the Centers and ORA have developed fiscal year plans to move toward a distinct commodity-based, vertically-integrated regulatory […]
The FDA recently issued a draft Guidance document; entitled “Control of Elemental Impurities in Drug Products”. This document provides guidance in light of the issuance of ICH Q3D Elemental Impurities and USP<232> Elemental Impurities – Limits and USP<233> Elemental Impurities – Procedures. USP <232>. Upon implementation (scheduled Jan 1, 2018), USP<232> and USP<233> will replace […]
FDA’s drug shortage list has a total of 60 drug products in the “currently in shortage” status (see list here). As you can see from the table below, injectable products are leading the list with 46 drug products currently in shortage. The second leading category are solid oral dosage forms and then just a […]
The Proposed Rule based on the Tentative Final Monograph (TFM) (here) is a 101-page monster that addresses consumer-type hand rubs that are designed to be used without water – generally, what one might think of as “hand sanitizers” (or “consumer antiseptic rubs” as the FDA terms them). The Proposed Rule DOES NOT cover “OTC consumer […]
