When an FDA investigator walks into your facility and informs you that they are going to conduct an inspection, a tense moment may arise even at the most cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices) compliant facility. Paging the employees to inform them of the presence of FDA at the facility is a common occurrence so that […]
Paul Mason, Ph.D., Lachman Consultants, wrote an article for Contract Pharma covering “The Importance of Data Integrity Risk Assessment.” Here is a brief excerpt from the article: “The FDA and other Health Agencies have an expectation that companies understand the capability of their systems that generate and store data/records including any data integrity risks associated […]
Ricki A. Chase, M.S, Lachman Consultants, wrote a recent article for Contract Pharma looking at the benefits and challenges of the trend towards combination products. Here is a brief excerpt from the article: “As the life sciences industries have continued to evolve, the need for ever changing nomenclature has evolved along with it. It was […]
Paul Mason, PhD, Lachman Consultants, wrote a recent article for Contract Pharma discussing why it is critical to have controls in place during out-of-specification investigations to provide quality assurance. Here is a brief excerpt from the article: “While being audited by government health agencies, it can be expected that quality investigations will be reviewed since […]
Contract Pharma recently published an article written by Timothy Rhines, Ph.D., Director in the Science and Technology Practice of Lachman Consultants. He discusses how to get your data integrity house in order. Here is a brief excerpt from the article: “The global pharmaceutical industry has been grappling with the regulatory agencies’ focus on data integrity […]
Lachman Consultants recently conducted a survey of professionals working in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and other regulated sectors related to the greater life sciences industry with the goal of taking the “pulse” of the overall organizational and industry impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the survey can be found here. A few […]
