You’re invited to visit with Lachman at Booth #47. We hope to see you at the 10th Anniversary American Biomanufacturing Summit, one of the can’t-miss events of the year. It’s taking place on April 10-11, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, San Francisco, CA. The American Biomanufacturing Summit is one of the most senior-level […]
With 2024 coming up fast, we thought it would be good to look back at some of the more impactful changes to the quality landscape that came about this past year. Here are just some of the stories from the Lachman blog that exemplify a productive year 2023 for our industry. Get Ready for […]
Unless you’ve been living under a (pharmaceutical) rock, you are aware of the struggle that both FDA and industry are having with Nitrosamines impurities in pharmaceutical products. As a reminder, APIs are at risk of forming nitrosamine drug substance-related impurities (NDSRIs) when they contain secondary amines or dimethyl tertiary amines. We have published many blogs […]
When a firm is evaluating the effectiveness of their investigation program (as part of assessing the effectiveness of the Quality Management System (QMS)) the focus tends to be towards evaluating the quality / robustness of the resulting investigations. However, one of the questions that should also be asked is are investigations being initiated when required? […]
The FDA guidance “Investigating Out-Of-Specification (OOS) Test Results for Pharmaceutical Production Guidance for Industry” (May 2022) (here) applies to APIs and other raw materials, as well as finished products, but does not address specific considerations for APIs and excipients. Here at Lachman, we work with manufacturers of multiple product types and have the following advice […]
Most companies will recognize and state that their most important assets are the people who work for them, which is naturally also the case for the pharmaceutical industry. It goes without saying that the number of staff and their competency can have a consequential impact on product quality/patient safety, and this is recognized by health […]
The release of CDER’s OPQ 2022 Annual Report is a grand opportunity for an “Agency and industry” calibration to ensure alignment of performance and strategy. In any journey, it is prudent to check your compass, map, and progress to date to ensure your trip stays on course. The report efficiently states the strategic priorities, performance […]
Day two of the Association of Accessible Medicine (AAM) Generics and Biosimilars Conference, which took place on November 8, 2022, started with plenary session presentations from Dr. Susan Rosencrance, Acting Director, Office of Generic Drugs (OGD), Dr. Michael Kopcha, Director, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ), and Donald Ashley, JD, Director, Office of Compliance (OC) with the FDA. […]
During the 2022 PDA Data Integrity Workshop held on September 15th and 16th, in Washington, D.C., the topic of “rewards for meeting Quality Metrics” was mentioned several times. You may have been the recipient of a work-related incentive at one time or another during your career for meeting a Quality Metric or for achieving some […]
“Leaders win through logistics. Vision, sure. Strategy, yes. But when you go to war, you need to have both toilet paper and bullets at the right place at the right time. In other words, you must win through superior logistics.” (Tom Peters – Rule #3: Leadership Is Confusing As Hell, Fast Company, March 2001), from […]
