FDA has proposed some relief from the component shortages created for parenteral and other products identified in the just released Guidance entitled, COVID-19 Container Closure System and Component Changes: Glass Vials and Stoppers. The Agency has recognized the need to provide some regulatory flexibility regarding the filing type for certain changes that may be necessitated […]
As we have seen in the news lately, the SARS-CoV-2 virus is spinning out new variants as it replicates in infected individuals. Some of these new variants have been found to be more infectious (and possibly more pathogenic) than the initial virus that first entered the human population. The good news is that the FDA […]
On January 15, 2021, the FDA issued the guidance titled “Protecting Participants in Bioequivalence Studies for Abbreviated New Drug Applications During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency”. This guidance provides recommendations to study sponsors for the continuation or initiation of their bioequivalence (BE) studies during this COVID-19 public health emergency. As is no surprise, FDA clearly […]
Today, December 17, 2020, the Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meeting discussed the Moderna vaccine. That vaccine is an mRNA vaccine, much the same as the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine. To remind you, the mRNA vaccine: Does not replicate Does not enter or integrate into DNA And the Moderna vaccine does not contain any preservatives […]
John Darby, M.Sc., Senior Director of Lachman Consultants, wrote a recent article for Contract Pharma applying the principles of Quality Risk Management to get medicines to market faster. Here is a brief excerpt from the article: “As vaccine development progresses globally to address the coronavirus pandemic, assurance of manufacturing capability to address supply needs is […]
The FDA has been more than busy in its efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is an update as of September 11, 2020 regarding some of the statistics the FDA has presented. The FDA has: Authorized 247 tests under emergency use authorizations (EUAs), of these: 197 are molecular tests 46 are antibody tests 4 […]
Clearly, the FDA has acted too early on Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for a few COVID-19 tests and products. The flurry of revocations of EUAs for tests that were deemed not reliable have cause a sputter in the onset of testing ramp up. Another specific example was the FDA’s EUA for hydroxychloroquine, which left many […]
A look at the pharma industry’s concerted effort to develop vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus and therapeutics to treat COVID-19. Contract Pharma recently published an article authored by Keith O. Webber, Lachman Consultants. He says, “Although we are faced with significant challenges, hopefully the recently published guidance documents from the FDA in conjunction with the […]
Be careful out there, warns FDA, as they continue to see hand sanitizers containing potentially deadly methanol (as well as other toxic substances). The FDA has a DO NOT USE list of hand sanitizers (here) and issued another warning about assuring safe use of these products in a press release on July 27, 2020 (here). […]
Hot on the heels of the FDA’s revocation of the emergency use authorization (EUA) of chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate for COVID 19, the FDA issued a new release (here) describing the newly discovered drug interaction with Remdesivir and the two drugs that just had their EUA revoked. According to the release, the Agency is […]
