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OPQ’s 2023 Annual Report: an Upbeat Review of CDER’s Quality Efforts

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Readers also saw that that the Center’s manufacturing Site Catalog remains steady at more than 4,800 entries, the same number we found in the 2022 State of Pharmaceutical Quality report. The report highlighted CDER’s Framework for Regulatory Advanced Manufacturing Evaluation Initiative and OPQ’s own Emerging Technology Program.

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Avoid CMC Challenges by Thinking Slow, Not Fast-Discussions at USP’s Workshop

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Some key points the Agency shared included the following: Your product is only as good as the process-demonstrate your manufacturing process consistently produces drug product as per your critical process parameters (CPPs). Agency often sees issues when the drug product is put on an expedited manufacturing or an expedited clinical program.

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OTAT Town Hall on Cell Therapy CMC – The Recording is Available but Here’s an Appetizer

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Brevig, Senior Regulatory Device and Biologics Expert — On December 7, 2022, FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) and the Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies (OTAT) held a town hall to answer questions related to cell therapy and tissue-engineered products chemistry, manufacturing, and contr­­ols (CMC).

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As the Calendar Turns, Cybersecurity Remains Key Focus of Digital Health Enforcement

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It is another effort from CDRH’s Digital Health Center of Excellence to provide structure and guidance to participants across the connected device playing field, including both delivery organizations as well as manufacturers. Digital providers and manufacturers not only have the concerns of the FDA to consider, but those of the FTC as well.

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The Incredible Shrinking Exemption: FDA Final CDS Guidance Would Significantly Narrow the Scope of Exempt Clinical Decision Support Software Under the Cures Act

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The final guidance does not provide further insight as to what other types of information would be considered “similar” in their level of independent verification and validation, but could be read to exclude any reports, such as sponsor white papers, that have not undergone third-party peer review. software or labeling.

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Does the Drug Shortage White Paper Fall Short?

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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published a White Paper on Policy Considerations to Prevent Drug Shortages and Mitigate Supply Chain Vulnerabilities in the United States —with input from several HHS stakeholders, including FDA, CMS, and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response. By Kalie E.

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A Bold Goal: Reshoring 25% of Small Molecule API to the U.S. in 5 Years – APIIC’s Report to The White House

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That’s a pretty lofty API manufacturing goal, but one that the API Innovation Center (“APIIC”) was charged to take up, consider, and propose some possible solutions. Advancements in synthetic biology realized through advanced technology can improve small molecule API manufacturing. The first goal under Theme 1—Goal 1.1—is