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The Role of the LPPV in Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Navigating Local PV Responsibilities in DACHL (Part 2)
As we continue exploring pharmacovigilance (PV) requirements in the DACHL region, this second part of the blog series covers the local roles and obligations in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. While part 1 focused on Germany and Austria, this post highlights the unique regulatory landscapes of these...
Does your Quality System stand up to the challenge?
Implementing and maintaining a Quality System is a complex challenge. It is as much as an art as it is a science. A company’s Quality System establishes the framework to manage and maintain...
Top Takeaways from FDA’s Guidance on Data Integrity
For those of you unaware, the FDA submitted a draft guidance on data integrity for comment in April. This is significant in that the last formal written guidance provided from FDA on this subject...
In today’s validated lab environment, knowing the importance of an audit trail in computerized laboratory systems is just one of the integral qualification tasks that the ProPharma’s Computer System...
FDA Works to Reduce Medical Errors, Part One: Background & Overview of FDA’s Proprietary Naming Guidance
In September 2007, the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA IV) was reauthorized and expanded, broadening and strengthening FDA’s drug safety program. As part of PDUFA’s reauthorization, the Agency...
At the time of this writing, there were 59 registered 503b outsourcing facilities posted on the FDA’s website. All firms that had been inspected were issued FDA inspectional observations in the form...
As we’ve now moved on from another cold winter month, I was captivated recently thinking about Quality Assurance and our collective responsibilities. All kinds of things come to mind; Deviations,...
Data integrity is a current hot topic, but not a new one, within the life sciences industries and associated product supply chains. This article will not delve into why there have been so many recent...
FDA Audit Preparation 101: How to Prepare and Manage an FDA Inspection
Imagine for a moment that this is your current situation… You receive a frantic call from the receptionist at your facility, an Investigator from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just...
Starting with the issuance of a 483, the stepwise FDA enforcement process can be illustrated as follows: Given the seriousness of a Seizure and Injunction scenario, not to mention potential jail time...