Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Inspections Program
New online courses available for clinical trials and GCP compliance training. The latest online training courses at www.onlinegmptraining.com relate to drug safety through GCP (clinical trials) and pre-and post-marketing pharmacovigilance (drug safety surveillance and adverse event reporting/SAE reporting). These courses cover pharmaceutical development quality management systems (QMS) and quality risk management (QRM), drug approval processes, […]
Medical Supply Chain Risks: Vulnerabilities and the Importance of GMP
Lean manufacturing and ‘just in time’ shipping strategies means medical supply chain risks are an ever-present phenomenon. But medical supply chain risks are particularly heightened during deadly pandemics, such as we’re seeing with Covid19. Medical supply shortages leave us vulnerable to substandard products and falsified medications entering our supply chains. If substandard or fake medical products […]
Pharmaceutical Water For Injection
What is Water For Injection (WFI)? How does WFI relate to different types of Pharmaceutical Water Quality in pharmaceutical manufacturing settings? And what do engineers and water supply system designers need to know when designing feed-supply water systems, including pre-treatment processes, in PICS GMP regulated manufacturing sectors? These questions are answered in our online training […]
Top 10 GMP Audit Failure Reasons: FDA and TGA Inspection Findings
Preparing for GMP/PICS Audits by TGA or FDA Inspectors can be a time for introspection. An upcoming GMP audit can even provide inspiration for initiating a continuous improvement initiative, perhaps discussed for months or years yet not yet implemented. So pre-audit preparation is all about focusing on actions, rather than endless discussions. Yet TGA and […]
Industry Updates: PDA and FDA Joint Regulatory Conference
Our GMP courses, e-learning courses and GMP Forums repeatedly get great reviews by people who need to know the latest PDA and FDA information on regulatory requirements, compliance inspection findings, and GMP compliance audit trends…why is that the case? It’s because our GMP training course experts and quality/risk management compliance consultants regularly attend the top […]
Does my product require FDA approval? FDA Pre-Approval Requirements
How can you tell if your product needs pre-approval from the FDA before you can market it to the public? This blog gives you a general idea of the types of products and additives that require pre-approval from the FDA prior to marketing (going to market). You’ll need to consult the FDA and visit the […]
Who conducts GMP audits in pharmaceutical manufacturing and other therapeutic goods production?
In today’s blog supporting the GMP Basics training series, we’ll answer questions relating to “who conducts GMP audits in pharmaceutical manufacturing sectors, medical devices manufacturing, blood and tissue products and other laboratories/bio-science industries?”. We will discuss the value of GMP compliance, as well as widely-recognized Regulatory Agencies responsible for GMP (PIC/S) audits in various regions […]