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PDA Technical Report No. 46 (Revised 2024): Last Mile: Guidance for Good Distribution Practices for Pharmaceutical Products to End Users complements the information provided in Technical Report No. 39 (Revised 2021): Guidance for Temperature-Controlled Medicinal Products — Maintaining the Quality …

PDA Technical Report No. 68: Risk-Based Approach for Prevention and Management of Drug Shortages was originally developed in 2014. The approach to risk-based prevention of drug shortages presented in this revision remains unchanged. This revision focuses on updating references and progress related …

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many industries-the pharmaceutical included-went through a substantial disruption.Some of these disruptions included facility shutdowns, unprecedented supply chain challanges, worker availabitlity, and quality system limitations (e.g. physical signatures, …

This document provides points to consider on topics related to the physical environment in which aseptic processing is conducted, monitoring of that environment, cleanroom personnel, material transfer, aseptic process simulation and validation, modern blow-fill-seal technology, cleaning, disinfection …

Drug manufacturers have employed contamination control measures for decades as a core element of good manufacturing practices. Commonly, these are a collection of generic practices that were developed separately and applied without clear consideration for their interdependence. The ongoing evolution …

This report describes different strategies that can be applied to manage the development and lifecycle of vaccine products. The concepts covered are intended to apply to different types of vaccines, for which "real world" examples are provided. In some cases, the strategy may involve extensive retrospective …

This technical report aims to provide a standardized approach to the technology transfer process. It supplies a matrixed "Reference Guide to Technology Transfer Activities and Deliverables," which can be used to coordinate cross-functional technology transfer activities that help achieve operational …

In this book you will find many different approaches to conducting compliant investigations, where compliant is defined as meeting the requirements of the applicable regulatory documents. The information it provides on conducting investigations that will be acceptable to regulatory investigators will …

This chapter is taken from the book Fungi: A Handbook for Life Science Manufacturers and Researchers, edited by Jeanne Moldenhauer.There is a major gap in understanding fungi in general and mold specifically in the pharmaceutical industry. Most mycologists are in academia and fungi are not taught in …

PDA Technical Report No. 13-2 (TR 13-2) Fundamentals of an Environmental Monitoring Program Annex 1: Environmental Monitoring of Facilities Manufacturing Low Bioburden Products, is an addendum to PDA Technical Report No. 13 (TR 13, Revised 2014): Fundamentals of an Environmental Monitoring Program, which …

This first-of-two volume release from prolific author Tim Sandle fills an important void by taking an in-depth look at the way digital technologies are impacting the pharmaceutical and healthcare landscape both now and into the future. He explores how companies have been embracing digital technologies …

This first-of-two volume release from prolific author Tim Sandle fills an important void by taking an in-depth look at the way digital technologies are impacting the pharmaceutical and healthcare landscape both now and into the future. He explores how companies have been embracing digital technologies …

This book examines the fundamentals and relationships of water activity, ranging from the measurement of moisture content, water activity, and water sorption isotherms, to ways in which water activity affects microorganisms, chemical reaction rates, drug product formulation and processing and physical …

This Points to Consider document was developed as part of the PDA/BioPhorum Sterilizing Filtration Quality Risk Management Consortium. It provides the reader with points to consider on how to best implement and execute a pre-use/post-sterilization integrity test (PUPSIT) of the final sterilizing grade …

PDA's Points to Consider for Risks Associated with Sterilizing Grade Filters and Sterilizing Filtration summarizes the processes and outcomes of the risk Assessment and control mapping exercises performed as part of the PDA/BioPhorum Sterilizing Filtration Quality Risk Management Consortium. It describes …

This text, based on workshops led by instructor and author James Vesper, provides practical tools for both a thorough understanding of risk-based CAPA investigations and regulatory acceptable applications.Beginning with topics such as why and how much investigations matter, regulatory requirements, roles …

Focusing on important regulatory and technical updates surrounding isolator design, validation, and operations for aseptic processing, this Points to Consider addresses two primary types of isolators - open and closed - and is intended to support identification and use of modern technology. It does not …

From this book, you will learn a systematic, step-by-step approach for validating configurable off-the-shelf software that generates data or controls information about products and processes subject to regulations. You will also get access to templates the authors have used as training tools for more …

From this book, you will learn a systematic, step-by-step approach for validating configurable off-the-shelf software that generates data or controls information about products and processes subject to regulations. You will also get access to templates the authors have used as training tools for more …

Are you prepared for recalls relating to pharmaceutical and healthcare medications and medical devices? This book contains details about recalls from start to finish, including advice on how to handle a recall and, more importantly, how they can be avoided. Read about regulatory perspectives, trends …