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- Baseline Guide Vol 4: Water & Steam Systems 3rd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Membrane-Based WFI Systems
- D/A/CH Affiliate: WFI Handbook (English Translation)
- Baseline Guide Vol 3: Sterile Product Manufacturing Facilities 3rd Edition
- Japan Affiliate: Pest Control Manual (English Translation)
- Good Practice Guide: Sampling Pharma Water, Steam, & Process Gases
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Pharmaceutical Engineering Magazine Articles
Evolving China’s Regulatory System in Alignment with ICH
With the Chinese government initiating drug regulatory reform in 2015 and China joining the…
New EU AI Regulation and GAMP® 5
This article describes how ISPE GAMP ® 5: A Risk-Based Approach to Compliant GxP Computerized…
Risk Management for Avoidance of Drug Shortages
Shortages of essential medicines around the world have been an ongoing concern for patients…
Enabling Global Pharma Innovation: Delivering for Patients
ISPE has launched an important new initiative, “Enabling Global Pharma Innovation: Delivering for…
Agile, Data-Driven Life Cycle Management for Continuous Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical continuous manufacturing (CM) is recognized as a key process intensification…
ICH Q13 and What Is Next for Continuous Manufacturing
The creation of a new ICH guidance document, Q13, International Council for Harmonisation of…
Removing Regulatory Hurdles for Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Continuous manufacturing (CM) challenged regulators’ expectations and regulatory frameworks. This…
A New Regulatory Approach to Drive Sustainable Medicines
To enable changes across the pharmaceutical industry, sustainability should be included alongside…
ISPE Briefs: New Guide Helps Maintain and Establish PPPQMS
ISPE’s new Advancing Pharmaceutical Quality (APQ) Guide: Process Performance and Product Quality…
2022 ISPE Aseptic Conference: Regulatory Panel Discusses ATMPs, Data Integrity, Inspections, & More
The 2022 ISPE Aseptic Conference Regulatory Panel session on 15 March was as always one of the…
Regulatory Landscape for Raw Materials: CMC Considerations
A reliable supply of raw materials is critical to maintain a robust supply chain to serve patients…
Streamlining Postapproval Submissions Using ICH Q12 & SCDM
Postapproval change management of pharmaceuticals is an essential part of life-cycle management but…
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GMP Refresher
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) states that "Training in current good manufacturing practice shall be conducted by qualified individuals on a continuing basis and with sufficient frequency to assure that employees remain familiar with cGMP requirements applicable to them." This course will provide an overview of History, Regulations, Quality Systems, and development, with a focus on distinguishing between QA and QC in GMP. It can serve as a GMP refresher for both individuals and companies and ensures that current key trends are covered. CEUs are provided once you achieve an 80% passing grade…
CAPA / RCA / Investigations Training Course
Coming Soon 2024 - CAPA and Continuous Improvement using Process Performance & Product Quality Monitoring (PPPQMS), are elements of the Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS), supported by ICH Q10. By practicing effective CAPA and PPPQMS a Pharmaceutical Quality System can realize Quality Management Maturity.
Pre-Approval Inspection Readiness Training Course
This new training course on the elements necessary to ensure readiness for pre-approval inspections provides strategy and tactics towards preparation than can be customized to individual organization requirements.
Implementation of ICH Q12 Guideline
Delivery Mode: Webinar ISPE Team Assists Training Health Canada with Implementation of ICH Q12 Guideline, Technical and Regulatory Considerations for Pharmaceutical Product Lifecycle Management Regulatory Background International Council for Harmonisation’s (ICH) guideline entitled, “Technical and Regulatory Considerations for Pharmaceutical Product Lifecycle Management” (ICH Q12) provides a framework to facilitate the management of post-approval Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) changes in a more predictable and efficient manner across the product lifecycle. Implementation of ICH’s…
Biopharmaceuticals: CMC Aspects
This instructor led course is an advanced level course on Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) aspects of biopharmaceutical development. The purpose of this course is to provide an advanced understanding of the CMC considerations of biopharmaceuticals from development to commercialization. An emphasis will be placed on using Quality by Design principles to develop, manufacture and guide the product lifecycle. Lastly, we will examine biosimilars and regulatory factors that affect product development and the product lifecycle and drug costs.