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FDA's Concern over Diethylene Glycol (DEG) and Ethylene Glycol (EG) Contamination
Recent contamination of several drug products in India resulting in fatalities have prompted a new FDA guidance entitled "Testing of Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Maltitol Solution, Hydrogenated Starch...
Quality & Compliance
The Importance of Responding to FDA 483 Observations
This article has been updated since its original publication date. The FDA has an established policy that allows companies 15 days to respond in writing to the FDA after issuance of a 483...
Quality & Compliance
FDA Form 483: Common Pitfalls You Can Avoid
This article has been updated since its original publication date. FDA Form 483 requires a written response in which you must make it clear that you are taking the observations, and your...
Quality & Compliance
MoCRA 2022: Updated Requirements for Cosmetic Companies
MoCRA enacts the most significant expansion of the US FDA to regulate cosmetics since 1938. After 85 years of effectiveness the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 or "MoCRA" was...
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FDA Designates Empirically Based Bayesian Emax Models for Dose Finding as ‘Fit-For-Purpose’
FDA Designates Empirically Based Bayesian Emax Models for Dose Finding as ‘Fit-For-Purpose’: On August 5, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designated ‘Empirically Based Bayesian Emax...
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FDA Issues FY2021 Report on the State of Pharmaceutical Quality
FDA Issues FY2021 Report on the State of Pharmaceutical Quality: The Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) within FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research has published the fiscal year 2021...
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FDA Publishes Responses to Good Clinical Practice Inquiries
FDA Publishes Responses to Good Clinical Practice Inquiries: FDA oversees clinical trials to ensure they are designed, conducted, analyzed and reported according to federal law and FDA’s regulations....
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FDA Pathways to Medical Device Approval
Commercializing your medical device in the US market often requires submitting a marketing application to the FDA to become an FDA Approved or Cleared Medical Device. The content of your FDA...
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FDA Solicits Feedback on ANDA Submissions – Amendments to ANDAs Under GDUFA Guidance, Appendix A
Ahead of this year’s reauthorization of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA) , FDA has established a docket to solicit comments on the content of Appendix A in the July 2018 guidance for...
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From Idea to Market: The Five Stages of Product Development
The exact product development process for medical devices differs from region to region, with different regulatory expectations that need to be met in the EU, USA, UK and other regions. These precise...