HHS investigates FDA in 2016

According to Zachary Brennan of RAPS, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General will be investigating FDA on post-marketing requirements, supply chain exchanges, hospital medical device oversight, and three additional programs on food and...

FDA bans API manufacturer after 483

According to Zachary Brennan’s article on RAPS, an Indian active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturer, Megafine, was banned from FDA after a 483 inspection. Other regulators around the world have approved the company; however that may change soon. The notes...

Obama nominates Robert Califf as FDA commissioner

With the previous resignation of Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, there has been talk that current deputy commissioner for medical products and tobacco, Robert Califf, may soon be the new US FDA commissioner. Concurrently, the US Senate is working to permanently...

New GCP guidelines announced

After nearly twenty years with the current Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines, ICH is publishing an addendum that will change definitions, principles and responsibilities for the future. These changes include new requirements of compliance and risk, many of which...

IMDMC is hosting second workshop on September 10th

The Indiana Medical Device Manufacturers Council is hosting the second of a two-part event on September 10th. The workshop allows participants to hone their skills, while learning more about the background of the industry. This event targets people who are new to the...