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When conducting GDP audits, it can be helpful to work with question lists. We have compiled typical questions for road transport operations.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a new Warning Letter. During an inspection at an Indian company, the FDA investigators observed several GMP violations concerning inadequate investigation of humidity excursions, data integrity deficiencies, and inadequate testing of component lots used to manufacture the OTC drug products.

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At the beginning of August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a new Warning Letter. As in several cases in recent months, it is again about a US manufacturer who failed to conduct proper identity testing of glycerin and other high-risk components. In addition, a number of other CGMP violations are documented.

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The Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) between Switzerland and the United States in the area of GMP for medicinal products has entered into force. It applies to both human and veterinary medicinal products.

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Republican Congress members are worried that the US is overly reliant on sourcing from foreign manufacturers with a demonstrated pattern of repeatedly violating FDA regulations and express this in a letter to the FDA Commissioner.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a new Warning Letter. The company in question manufactures over-the-counter (OTC) topical drug products, e.g. antibacterial hand soaps and hand sanitizers. The list of GMP violations is quite extensive and concerns, among others, QU oversight, handling of out-of-specification (OOS) results, identity testing, and laboratory controls in general.

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The FDA's Warning Letters contain detailed descriptions of GMP deficiencies and thus provide a useful perspective in the context of preparing for an FDA inspection. In the members' area of the ECA Academy website, topic-focused descriptions of these GMP deficiencies are available, e.g. a compilation on GMP violations in the area of quality assurance.

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As part of the implementation of the new "CEP 2.0", the EDQM has now published on its website a list of authorities and organizations that have insight into inspection and assessment reports.

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The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TITCK) has published a new revision of its guidelines related to inspections regarding the storage and distribution of medicinal products for human use.

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The FDA has updated one of its internal manuals to add a risk factor for facilities in countries where there has been an increase in violations. This is nothing more than a risk factor for a region or an entire country.

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