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Analysis Sees More Depth, Specificity in FDA Drug Inspections
A review of 42,192 observations from 8,663 inspections conducted between 2008 and 2026, as shown on the FDA inspection dashboard, found that 2026 does not represent a wholesale shift in FDA inspection priorities. Rather, according to regulatory consultant Jeffrey Palmer, writing in an online post, it reflects intensified
FDA AI Office Faces Test Turning Policy Into Practical Rules
FDA’s decision to establish its new Office of Innovation and Clinical Trial Modernization (OICTM) and form dedicated divisions for artificial intelligence (AI) and real-world evidence (RWE) analytics (see earlier story) could provide drug developers with a clearer regulatory pathway for emerging technologies, but the agency now faces the
4 CGMP Violations in TCI Co Inspection
A 3/9-3/16 FDA inspection at the TCI Co., Ltd BioCosme PABP Branch drug manufacturing facility in Taipei City, Taiwan, found significant violations of current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) regulations for finished drugs. A just-released 9/2 Warning Letter says the four specific violations were: * failure to
FDA ‘Holistic’ Approach to QMSR
After working on over 25 medical device Form FDA-483s and Warning Letters for clients this year, attorneys Jodi Scott and Mike Heyl (Hogan Lovells Cadwalader) say it is clear that FDA has changed its approach to inspections under the QMSR to focus on a “holistic evaluation of quality system