03
Oct

Fran Zipp Elected Vice Chair of ISPE International Board of Directors

LCS would like to congratulate the newly elected International Board of Directors for ISPE for 2018-2019. This Board is responsible for devising strategy and governance of ISPE, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, is the world’s largest not-for-profit association serving its Members by leading scientific, technical and regulatory advancement throughout the entire pharmaceutical lifecycle. The […]

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01
Oct
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The Importance of Trending During Laboratory Investigations

It is understandable that during an investigation the initial focus is determining the cause along with the associated impact assessment and the identification and implementation of a corrective action.  However, what can get overlooked during the investigation process is the importance of trending.  This is a key component of root cause confirmation, assessing the appropriateness […]

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24
Sep
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Final ANDA Submission Guidance Published Today

The FDA has updated and finalized its guidance “ANDA Submissions – Content and Format”   (here). The 38-page document goes into even more detail than the previous drafts and provides expanded explanations for certain sections and requirements for documents. There is advice for each eCTD section and even an expanded Cover Sheet format suggested in Appendix […]

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19
Sep
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FDA Takes Action on Opioids – Approves Final REMS

Yesterday the FDA announced the approval of a final REMS “governing the use of immediate-release opioid analgesic medications.”  And the FDA did it in a big way, approving some 437 supplements for the various immediate-release opioid products.  The FDA stated in its new release (here): This new plan includes several measures to help better communicate […]

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16
Sep
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FDA Is Eliminating Regulations? Here’s One that Makes Sense!

The FDA has announced a proposed rule to repeal its regulation requiring any drug product that uses irradiation to be approved under an NDA or ANDA.  The Notice states that “this action is part of FDA’s implementation of Executive Orders (EOs) 13771 and 13777.  Under these EOs, FDA is comprehensively reviewing existing regulations to identify […]

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