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18-item Bausch & Lomb 483 leaves uncertain if MoistureLoc use led to Fusarium infections.(DRUGS/MEDICAL DEVICES)
Bausch & Lomb, Greenville, SC, Atlanta District FDA May 16 released an 18-item 483 at the conclusion of its seven-week inspection of Bausch & Lomb's Greenville, SC, plant where the firm . . .

API manufacturer clears FDA inspection.(DRUGS/MEDICAL DEVICES)
American Peptide Company, Vista, CA, Irvine, CA District A routine GMP establishment inspection of American Peptide, Vista, CA, resulted in no 483 being issued. Conducting the audit . . .

Direct Final Rule on GMPs for Phase I INDs withdrawn due to strong industry response.
FDA May 11 withdrew its Direct Final Rule (DFR) "Approaches to Complying with GMPs During Phase I INDs," because of "substantive and/or adverse comments" that were received after the rule was . . .

Inspection log.
The following is a partial list of inspection documents that have been requested under the Freedom of Information Act by various parties, according to FDA's Freedom of Information (FOI) Log, . . .

Guidant receives 1-item 483 for quality problem procedures.(MEDICAL DEVICES)
Guidant, St. Paul, MN, Minneapolis District Guidant, St. Paul, MN, was cited in a one-item 483 inspection conducted recently because not all of the actions needed to correct and prevent the . . .

Yamanouchi receives 6-item 483 for OOS; clean report on 2nd inspection.(HUMAN DRUGS)
Yamnouchi Pharmaceutical, Takahagi, Ibaraki, Japan, CDER A lack of corrective actions in response to OOS results netted a six-item 483 for Yamnouchi Pharmaceutical in Takahagi, Ibaraki, . . .

Taro slapped with 24-item 483, citing cleaning validation and verification testing practices.(HUMAN DRUGS)
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, Haifa Bay, Israel. CDER Questionable cleaning validation and verification testing practices highlighted a 24-item 483 for Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, based . . .

Three recent inspections result in 483s for Crown Laboratories.(HUMAN DRUGS)
Crown Laboratories, Johnson City, TN, New Orleans District A 483 resulted from each of three recent inspections for Crown Laboratories, a manufacturer of human OTC and prescription drug . . .

Drug inspections up 3% from FY '04, but overall FDA audits drop 9% in '05.
FDA increased its inspections of pharmaceutical manufacturers by 3% in fiscal 2005, and a whopping 14.7% for veterinary products, but overall audits by the agency dropped 9% from fiscal 2004, . . .

Inspection log.
The following is a partial list of inspection documents that have been requested under the Freedom of Information Act by various parties, according to FDA's Freedom of Information (FOI) Log, . . .

Inadequate SOPs and donor records net 5-item 483 for plasma center.(BLOOD/BIOLOGICS)
International BioResources, Milwaukee, WI, received a five-item 483 for a lack of records of unsuitable donors, and for failure to maintain and follow SOPs for the collection and processing of . . .

GenTrac tripped up by flaws in sterility failure investigations.(BLOOD/BIOLOGICS)
GenTrac, a licensed plasma derivative manufacturer located in Middleton, WI, was slapped with a five-item 483 for failure to follow its own SOP for sterility failure and media fill growth, . . .

Greer Labs slapped with 16-item 483 for questionable expiration dates, lab controls.(HUMAN DRUGS)
Greer Laboratories, Lenoir, NC, received a 16-item 483 following a recent GMP inspection for improper expiration dates on drug products, and for laboratory controls that did not include the . . .

CAPA and QC flaws net 2-item 483 for Cambridge Major Jabs.(HUMAN DRUGS)
A recent inspection of Cambridge Major Laboratories, Germantown, WI, revealed that the contract lab failed to implement corrective actions in the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients . . .

Ben Venue Labs ducks 483, two minor training issues noted.(HUMAN DRUGS)
Ben Venue Laboratories, Bedford, OH, did not receive a 483 in a 2006 GMP inspection, but FDAers on the case noted minor deficiencies regarding employee training, and a rushed review of three . . .

Data in EudraGMP should be current, concern over high level of detail in GMP Guide Annex XIV.
LONDON -- Several associations representing the pharmaceutical industry expressed concern at a recent European Medicines Agency (EMEA) GMP inspection update here regarding the level of details in . . .

Final QS guidance seeks periodic auditing of suppliers/contactors based on risk, not sole reliance on COAs; quality unit.
FDA's final guidance, "Quality Systems Approach to Pharmaceutical CGMP Regulations," calls for both auditing of suppliers and contractors as well as analysis of their certificates of analysis . . .

Inspection log.
The following is a partial list of inspection documents that have been requested under the Freedom of Information Act by various parties, according to FDA's Freedom of Information (FOI) Log, . . .

Theken Spine slapped with 4-item 483 for improper investigations, CAPAs.(MEDICAL DEVICES)
Theken Spine LLC, Akron, OH, Cincinnati, OH, District A lack of investigation of non-conforming product and non-documentation of CAPAs netted a four-item 483 for Theken Spine LLC, Akron, OH, in a . . .

Shelhigh gets 12-item 483 for risk analysis, lack of control of design process.(MEDICAL DEVICES)
Shelhigh, Union, NJ, Parsippany, NJ, District Incomplete risk analysis and failure to implement procedures to control the design process of the medical device netted a 12-item 483 for Shelhigh, . . .

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