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Common pharma compliance concerns cited by FDA warning letters

European Pharmaceutical Review

A study of the causes of warning letters issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) between 2010 and 2020 revealed that poor current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) compliance and misbranding were the most common citations.

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Pharmacovigilance deep dive: risk minimisation measures

European Pharmaceutical Review

The sampling strategy must be supported by sound and properly cited sources whose conclusions must be presented as supportive elements in the study documents. The following four elements of sampling methodology were found to be under-documented in RMM effectiveness studies: Supporting documentation for country/region selection.

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FDA Publishes Proposal to Redefine the Implied Nutrient Contain Claim “Healthy” Changing Focus to Foods Rather than Nutrients Adding Limits on Added Sugar Content

The FDA Law Blog

In 2015, FDA issued a Warning Letter to Kind LLC because, among other things, the company labeled products as healthy whereas these products provided more saturated fat per serving than permitted by the regulatory definition. It is focused on the nutrients in the food product rather than on it overall nutritional “quality.”.

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Red 40 side effects and how to avoid them

The Checkup by Singlecare

Red Dye 40 is among the most commonly used artificial food dyes in the United States, and you might see it labeled under a different name on the products you consume. Regardless of what manufacturers label it as, there have been ties to specific negative side effects when ingested too frequently. 40 Aluminum Lake, and FD&C Red No.

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FDA adcomm votes down Cytokinetics heart failure drug

pharmaphorum

The top-line result wasn’t backed up by overall mortality data however, viewed as being crucial to the take-up of the drug if approved, and Amgen ducked out of the alliance shortly after the results were made public towards the end of 2020. There was also no impact on quality-of-life measures.

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Change is Inevitable – Plan Ahead: An Assessment of FDA’s Draft Guidance on Predetermined Change Control Plans for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning-Enabled Device Software Functions

The FDA Law Blog

a) , and related guidance documents (e.g., In February 2020, FDA granted a de novo classification request (DEN190040) for software intended to assist medical professionals in the acquisition of cardiac ultrasound images and that included a PCCP for future software modifications. See 21 CFR 807.81(a)(3) a)(3) and 21 CFR 814.39(a)

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Advocates for Safe IV Preparation Practices Share Their Inspiration Podcast

Omnicell

In fact, in a 2020 ISMP Sterile Compounding Pulse Check conducted with 634 pharmacy practitioners, only 25% of respondents report using technologies that include barcode verification, images, and gravimetric verification for 50% of compounded sterile products. . • Auto Bar-Code Labeling produced only for final preparations.