Press Releases

Bethesda, Md., February 8, 2017 – The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) today announced that five U.S. FDA experts are confirmed speakers at the 2017 PDA Pharmaceutical Quality Metrics and Culture Conference at the Bethesda North Marriott & Conference Center, Feb. 21-22.

Bethesda, Md., November 30, 2016 – The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) is preparing comments on the U.S. FDA’s revised draft guidance for industry: Submission of Quality Metrics Data. The revised draft was issued after strong public interest and comment on the first draft, which was published in 2015.

Bethesda, Md., November 18, 2016 – The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) marks its 70th Anniversary in November. PDA’s original Certificate of Incorporation was signed in November 1946 by its six original directors: Harold London, Rudolph Price, A. Lincoln Konwiser, Max Gold, Arthur Herrick, and Abraham Wagner.

Bethesda, Md., September 19, 2016 – The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) has announced its program to reduce hurdles to pharmaceutical manufacturing innovation caused by disparate national regulations that discourage changes

Bethesda, Md., August 12, 2016 – The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) Education—Where Excellence Begins—announces the development of five specialized courses for officials in the U.S. FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, commencing in September and running through early 2017.

Bethesda, Md., July 26, 2016 – The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) proudly announces the appearance of more than 25 U.S. FDA officials as speakers and moderators for the Silver, 25th Anniversary PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel, September 12-14, 2016.

Bethesda, Md., July 21, 2016 – The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) invites pharmaceutical professionals and regulatory officials to participate in a 2-day, experienced-based training course on the application of good manufacturing practices (GMPs) regulations to active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) production in San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 8-9.

Bethesda, Md., June 2, 2016 – The Parenteral Drug Association, Inc. (PDA) announced the participation of four confirmed officials from the U.S. FDA at its Biosimilars Conference, cosponsored with the Product Quality Research Institute, at the Hilton Baltimore, Baltimore, Md., June 20-21.

Bethesda, Md., May 19, 2016 – The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) today launched a pilot for its Quality Culture Assessment Tool with an assessor training session. Members of PDA’s Quality Culture Maturity Task Force met with six auditors from two companies to introduce the assessment tool and learn how to apply it to simulated manufacturing case studies.

Bethesda, Md., May 10, 2016 – The Parenteral Drug Association, Inc. (PDA) is pleased to announce that its current volunteer Chair Martin Van Trieste (Amgen) and one of its past chairs, James Agalloco, have been recognized by The Medicine Maker among the “top 100 most influential people in the world of drug development and manufacture.”

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (May 6, 2016) – The Parenteral Drug Association, Inc. (PDA) was presented with the Kilmer Award in recognition of the Association’s longstanding leadership in contributing to the science of sterility assurance.

San Diego, Ca., April 19, 2016 – The Parenteral Drug Association, Inc. (PDA) opened its two-day workshop on current challenges in aseptic processing with a challenge to the younger attendees to question “why and why not” in regard to the way their companies manufacture sterile drug products.

Bethesda, Md., March 11, 2016 – The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) is rolling out resources for pharmaceutical companies to use for strengthening the integrity of their manufacturing and quality data as part of a comprehensive effort to assist the industry with this sensitive and important area.

Bethesda, Md., February 9, 2016 – The Parenteral Drug Association, Inc. (PDA), the leading community for pharmaceutical professionals developing and manufacturing sterile drug products, today announced the publication of Global Sterile Manufacturing Regulatory Guidance Comparison – With link to Comparison Spreadsheet.

Bethesda, Md., December 8, 2015 – The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) announced the results of its Board of Directors election, including newly elected members to the Executive Committee.

Bethesda, Md., November 18, 2015 – The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) has announced a change in leadership for its education programs.

Bethesda, Md., November 4, 2015 – The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) is sponsoring its third conference on quality metrics Nov. 9-11 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.

Bethesda, Md., October 27, 2015 – The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) is once again hosting its Universe of Pre-Filled Syringes and Injection Devices conference in Europe. The November 3-4 event takes place in the Austria Center Vienna. This year, 103 vendors will be on hand to display their products and solutions for pharmaceutical companies looking to offer their products in these devices, which are rapidly becoming standard for injectable products.

Bethesda, Md., October 22, 2015 – In addition to the leading forum for visual inspection of parenteral products, the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) is proud to offer the largest exhibition of commercial visual inspection hardware at the 2015 Visual Inspection Forum in Bethesda, Md., October 26-27.

Bethesda, Md., October 14, 2015 – The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its Annual Global Conference on Pharmaceutical Microbiology. This annual event brings together microbiologists throughout the industry and regulatory bodies to discuss the latest trends in microbial testing, sterilization technology, and other topics of interest to this scientific community.