Compliance Handbook for Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, and Biologics


Book Description

This text lists the necessary steps for meeting compliance requirements during the drug development process. It presents comprehensive approaches for validating analytical methods for pharmaceutical applications.




Medical Device Regulations


Book Description

The term 'medical devices' covers a wide range of equipment essential for patient care at every level of the health service, whether at the bedside, at a health clinic or in a large specialised hospital. Yet many countries lack access to high-quality devices, particularly in developing countries where health technology assessments are rare and there is a lack of regulatory controls to prevent the use of substandard devices. This publication provides a guidance framework for countries wishing to create or modify their own regulatory systems for medical devices, based on best practice experience in other countries. Issues highlighted include: the need for harmonised regulations; and the adoption, where appropriate, of device approvals of advanced regulatory systems to avoid an unnecessary drain on scarce resources. These approaches allow emphasis to be placed on locally-assessed needs, including vendor and device registration, training and surveillance and information exchange systems.




International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) Quality Guidelines


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ICH Quality Guidelines: * Overview and Orientation * Introduction * Part I: Stability [Q1A(R2), Q1B, Q1C, Q1D, Q1E] * Part II: Analytical Validation [Q2(R1)] * Part III: Impurities [Q3A(R2), Q3B(R2), Q3C(R4)] * Part IV: Pharmacopoeias (List Overview) * Part V: Quality of Biotechnological Products [Q5A(R1), Q5B, Q5C, Q5D, Q5E] * Part VI: Specifications [Q6A, Q6B] * Part VII: Good Manufacturing Practice [Q7] * Part VIII: Pharmaceutical Development [Q8(R2)] * Part IX: Quality Risk Management [Q9] * Part X: Pharmaceutical Quality System [Q10] Reference Tools * Part XI: Questions and Answers for Q8/9/10 Quality Guidance Documents * Part XII: Combined Glossary and Index for all Quality Guidance Documents




The GMP Handbook


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CGMP, Current Good Manufacturing Practices has legal and practical implications for manufacturers of medicinal products and medical devices. The requirements to meet CGMP is legal requirement but it also ensures the patient receives products that are safe, effective and of consistent quality. The FDA, WHO, ICH, PIC/s AND Eudralex provide extensive guidance and regulations on many topics related to the manufacture of medicinal and drug products. A large body of reference materials is available to manufacturers and engineering professionals. This book brings together the key requirements of GMP and briefly examines the common themes and requirements published by the various authorities, bodies and international organisations. The book includes the following chapters: Chapter 1-Overview of Good Manufacturing Practices Chapter 2-Quality Management Chapter 3-Personnel Chapter 4-Buildings and Facilities Chapter 5-Process Equipment Chapter 6-Documentation and Records Chapter 7-Materials Management Chapter 8-Rejection and re-use of materials Chapter 9-Validation Chapter 10- Change Control Chapter 11-Complaints and recalls Page count 160. Paperback book. Large 8" x 10" format.




Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes


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This User’s Guide is intended to support the design, implementation, analysis, interpretation, and quality evaluation of registries created to increase understanding of patient outcomes. For the purposes of this guide, a patient registry is an organized system that uses observational study methods to collect uniform data (clinical and other) to evaluate specified outcomes for a population defined by a particular disease, condition, or exposure, and that serves one or more predetermined scientific, clinical, or policy purposes. A registry database is a file (or files) derived from the registry. Although registries can serve many purposes, this guide focuses on registries created for one or more of the following purposes: to describe the natural history of disease, to determine clinical effectiveness or cost-effectiveness of health care products and services, to measure or monitor safety and harm, and/or to measure quality of care. Registries are classified according to how their populations are defined. For example, product registries include patients who have been exposed to biopharmaceutical products or medical devices. Health services registries consist of patients who have had a common procedure, clinical encounter, or hospitalization. Disease or condition registries are defined by patients having the same diagnosis, such as cystic fibrosis or heart failure. The User’s Guide was created by researchers affiliated with AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program, particularly those who participated in AHRQ’s DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions About Effectiveness) program. Chapters were subject to multiple internal and external independent reviews.




Handbook of Stability Testing in Pharmaceutical Development


Book Description

This handbook is the first to cover all aspects of stability testing in pharmaceutical development. Written by a group of international experts, the book presents a scientific understanding of regulations and balances methodologies and best practices.




Current Good Manufacturing Practices


Book Description

FDA Regulations and Associated Guidance Documents: - Code of Federal Regulation Title 21 Overview - Part 11 Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures (21CFR§11) and Guidance for Industry - Part 26 Mutual Recognition of Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practice Reports, Medical Device Quality System Audit Reports, and Certain Medical Device Product Evaluation Reports: United States and The European Community (21CFR§26) - Part 200 Drugs: General (21CFR§200) - Part 207 Requirements for Foreign and Domestic Establishment Registration and Listing for Human Drugs, Including Drugs That Are Regulated Under a Biologics License Application, and Animal Drugs, and The National Drug Code (21CFR§207) - Part 210 Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Processing, Packing, or Holding of Drugs; General (21CFR§210) - Part 211 Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Finished Pharmaceuticals (21CFR§211) - Part 600 Biological Products: General (21CFR§600) - Part 807 Establishment Registration and Device Listing for Manufacturers and Initial Importers of Devices (21CFR§807) - Part 820 Quality System Regulation (21CFR§820) - Part 11, Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures - Scope and Application - Guidance for Industry and FD A Staff: Current Good Manufacturing Practice Requirements for Combination Products - Guidance for Industry: CGMP for Phase 1 Investigational Drugs - Process Validation: General Principles and Practices - PAT - A Frame work for Innovative Pharmaceutical Development, Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance - Guidance for Industry: Quality Systems Approach to Pharmaceutical CGMP Regulations - Contract Manufacturing Arrangements for Drugs: Quality Agreements - Formal Dispute Resolution: Scientific and Technical Issues Related to Pharmaceutical CGMP - Formal Dispute Resolution: Sponsor Appeals Above the Division Level Reference Tools: - Glossaries combined in one location - GMP Keyword Index for 21CFR211 - Combined Index for all documents




The Challenge of CMC Regulatory Compliance for Biopharmaceuticals


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Biopharmaceuticals (i.e., biological medicines sourced from genetically-engineered living systems) for treatment of human diseases have become a significant percentage of the pharmaceutical industry. And not just the recombinant DNA-derived proteins and monoclonal antibodies (both from the innovators and biosimilars); but now, an increasing awareness of the importance of gene therapy and genetically engineered cellular medicinal products. These biopharmaceuticals are being developed by many companies whose Chemistry, Manufacturing & Control (CMC) teams have varying degrees of familiarity or experience with the CMC strategy and regulatory compliance requirements for these challenging products. Companies clearly plan out the strategy for their clinical study plans, but frequently, the development of a strategy for CMC is an afterthought. Coupled with the complexity of the biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes and products, and this can be a recipe for disaster. The third edition of this book provides insights and practical guidance for the CMC teams to develop an acceptable cost-effective, risk-based CMC regulatory compliance strategy for all biopharmaceuticals (recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, genetically engineered viruses and genetically engineered human cells) from early clinical stage development through market approval. The third edition of this book provides added coverage for the biosimilars, antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), bispecific antibodies, genetically engineered viruses, and genetically engineered cells. This third edition of the book also addresses the heightened pressure on CMC regulatory compliance timelines due to the introduction of expedited clinical pathways moving the clinical development closer to a seamless phase process (e.g., FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation, CBER Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation, EMA Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation). The Challenge of CMC Regulatory Compliance for Biopharmaceuticals is essential, practical information for all pharmaceutical development scientists, Manufacturing and Quality Unit staff, Regulatory Affairs personnel, and senior management involved in the manufacture of biopharmaceuticals.







Supply Chain Management in the Drug Industry


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This book bridges the gap between practitioners of supply-chain management and pharmaceutical industry experts. It aims to help both these groups understand the different worlds they live in and how to jointly contribute to meaningful improvements in supply-chains within the globally important pharmaceutical sector. Scientific and technical staff must work closely with supply-chain practitioners and other relevant parties to help secure responsive, cost effective and risk mitigated supply chains to compete on a world stage. This should not wait until a drug has been registered, but should start as early as possible in the development process and before registration or clinical trials. The author suggests that CMC (chemistry manufacturing controls) drug development must reset the line of sight – from supply of drug to the clinic and gaining a registration, to the building of a patient value stream. Capable processes and suppliers, streamlined logistics, flexible plant and equipment, shorter cycle times, effective flow of information and reduced waste. All these factors can and should be addressed at the CMC development stage.