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EMA publishes updated Q&A for ICH M10

European Pharmaceutical Review

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has published an updated Q&A document regarding ICH M10 ‘Bioanalytical Method Validation and Study Sample Analysis’. The ICH M10 guideline provides recommendations on the validation of bioanalytical assays for chemical and biological drugs and their metabolites in biological matrices.

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FDA guidance highlights E&L considerations for ophthalmic drug products

European Pharmaceutical Review

Draft guidance published by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 2023, discussed quality considerations for topical ophthalmic drug products, including key considerations for extractables and leachables (E&L) testing. Ophthalmic drug products should be evaluated for extractables and leachables, FDA asserted.

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Understanding endotoxin cartridge testing: frequently asked questions

European Pharmaceutical Review

Can cartridges be used as a standard method for assessing endotoxins across various sample types throughout the industry? Are LAL and rCR cartridges licensed by the FDA? The LAL reagents included in the cartridges are licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). rather than the 0.98 outlined by regulations.

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Flow cytometry: advantages in immunotherapy clinical trials

Pharmaceutical Technology

To ensure the quality of FCM assay performance in preclinical and clinical applications, several scientific organizations developed recommendations for FCM instrumentation and method validation. The FDA and/or other regulatory agencies typically request validation reports to evaluate the assay performance for the intended purpose.2,3.

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CoP Leader Profiles: Roujian “RJ” Zhang

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My cousin, who now works for the FDA, has been studying malaria treatments for decades. “My grandfather died of pneumonia in the 1950s. Because he lived in China, he did not have access to penicillin, even though it was invented and being used to treat infections.

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Life-Cycle Approach to Cleaning Topical Drug Products

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The cleaning validation life-cycle approach consists of three stages: design, qualification, and continued verification. Often referred to as the validation stage, stage two: qualification confirms that the cleaning procedure under normal conditions meets preestablished acceptance criteria.

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CMC Requirements for New Drug Registration in Latin America

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ANVISA’s analytical method validation 15 and forced degradation 1 requirements are examples of those local regulations that bring additional technical requirements and make a Brazil dossier different from a US or EU dossier (both ICH member countries) and drive the divergence between harmonized global registration process.