As I read the article “Prescription-drug policy: Don’t throw the bed out with bedpan”, written by Jim Waters in the Bluegrass Institute (here) about the “Pay-for-Delay issue, I harkened back to a position I took in a very old FTC law suit (that FTC won) and thought – well, someone else gets it!

It is paramount that a Quality Control laboratory has a calibration and preventative maintenance program for the laboratory instrumentation so that there is assurance that the instrumentation continues to be “fit for purpose” and that there is confidence in the accuracy and reliability of all analytical instruments.  There should be a controlled, comprehensive list of the instrumentation within the laboratory,

When it comes to ice cream and desserts, I must admit the more the better in my opinion.  The same, however, doesn’t hold true for laboratory testing and the resultant data.  All testing performed and data generated must be accountable to ensure the integrity of the data.  Performing extra testing, even if with all good intentions,

In a Federal Register announcement today (here), the FDA announced the availability of a final guidance entitled Child-Resistant Packaging Statements in Drug Product Labeling.  The guidance provides information on the type of statement that may be made on child-resistant packaging for drug products.

As a reminder, the FDA has not regulated child-resistant packaging since 1973,