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Eugia Pharma Gets Fourth FDA-483 in 2024

A Eugia Pharma Specialities (an Aurobindo subsidiary) formulation manufacturing facility in Rajasthan, India has been issued a seven-observation FDA Form-483 after being inspected by the agency from 4/25 to 5/3. “The observations are procedural in nature and will be responded to within the stipulated time,” the company said in a financial statement.

This is the fourth FDA-483 issued to a Eugia facility in 2024 so far. Last month, FDA the agency released a Form FDA-483 following a 3/28-4/5 inspection at the Eugia Steriles Private Limited drug manufacturing facility in Andhra, Pradesh, India. The three inspection observations on the latest form were:

failure to establish and follow procedures to prevent microbiological contamination of drug products purporting to be sterile;
failure to check input to and output from the computer and records or data for accuracy; and
failing to establish control procedures that validate the performance of those manufacturing processes that may be responsible for causing variability in the characteristics of in-process material and the drug product.

A February inspection at the firm’s sterile drug manufacturing facility in Telangana, India, drew a form FDA-483 with seven observations. There were nine observations on a 26-page form FDA-483 issued following a January inspection at the firm’s sterile drug manufacturing facility in Sangareddy, Telangana, India.

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FDA Approves Gazyva for Childhood-Onset Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome

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