A Combination Product (Combo Prod) is a product composed of any combination of a drug and a device; a biological product and a device; a drug and a biological product; or a drug, device, and a biological product.
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Guidance Documents
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (3)
Advanced Manufacturing (6)
- Good Practice Guide: ATMPs – Equipment Design & Qualification for Cellular Products
- ISPE Guide: ATMPs – Validation Methods & Controls
- Guide: ATMPs - Allogeneic Cell Therapy
- Guide: ATMPs - rAAV Comparability & Lifecycle Mgmt
- Baseline Guide Vol 8: Pharma 4.0
- Good Practice Guide: Continuous Manufacturing of Oral Solid Dosage Forms
Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (2)
Artificial Intelligence (2)
Biotechnology (7)
- Good Practice Guide: Continuous Manufacturing of Biological Products
- Guide: ATMPs - Allogeneic Cell Therapy
- Guide: ATMPs - rAAV Comparability & Lifecycle Mgmt
- Baseline Guide Vol 6: Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities 3rd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Development of Investigational Therapeutic Biological Products
- Guide: Biopharmaceutical Process Development & Manufacturing
- Guide: ATMPs - Autologous Cell Therapy
Commissioning & Qualification (6)
- Good Practice Guide: C&Q of Water & Steam Systems 3rd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning 2nd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Decommissioning Pharma Equipment & Facilities
- Good Practice Guide: Controlled Temperature Chambers 2nd Edition
- Baseline Guide Vol 5: Commissioning & Qualification 2nd Edition
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Testing GxP Systems 2nd Edition
Compounding (2)
Containment (4)
Critical Utilities (7)
- Good Practice Guide: C&Q of Water & Steam Systems 3rd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Process Gases 2nd Edition
- Baseline Guide Vol 4: Water & Steam Systems 3rd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Membrane-Based WFI Systems
- Good Practice Guide: Critical Utilities GMP Compliance
- D/A/CH Affiliate: WFI Handbook (English Translation)
- Good Practice Guide: Sampling Pharma Water, Steam, & Process Gases
Data Integrity (19)
- Good Practice Guide: Pharma 4.0™ – Holistic Digital Enablement
- GAMP Guide: Artificial Intelligence
- Good Practice Guide: Digital Validation
- Baseline Guide Vol 8: Pharma 4.0
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: GxP Process Control Systems 2nd Edition
- GAMP Guide: Records & Data Integrity
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Global Info Systems Control & Compliance 2nd Edition
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Manufacturing Execution Systems
- GAMP RDI Good Practice Guide: Data Integrity - Key Concepts
- GAMP RDI Good Practice Guide: Data Integrity - Manufacturing Records
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Calibration Management 2nd Edition
- GAMP RDI Good Practice Guide: Data Integrity by Design
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Operation of GxP Computerized Systems
- GAMP 5 Guide 2nd Edition
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Enabling Innovation
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Testing GxP Systems 2nd Edition
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Regulated Mobile Applications
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: IT Infrastructure Control & Compliance 2nd Edition
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: GxP Compliant Laboratory Computerized Systems 2nd Edition
Drug Shortages (3)
Facilities of the Future (1)
GAMP® (17)
- GAMP Guide: Artificial Intelligence
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Computerized GCP Systems & Data 2nd Edition
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: GxP Process Control Systems 2nd Edition
- GAMP Guide: Records & Data Integrity
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Global Info Systems Control & Compliance 2nd Edition
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Manufacturing Execution Systems
- GAMP RDI Good Practice Guide: Data Integrity - Key Concepts
- GAMP RDI Good Practice Guide: Data Integrity - Manufacturing Records
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Calibration Management 2nd Edition
- GAMP RDI Good Practice Guide: Data Integrity by Design
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Operation of GxP Computerized Systems
- GAMP 5 Guide 2nd Edition
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Enabling Innovation
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Testing GxP Systems 2nd Edition
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Regulated Mobile Applications
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: IT Infrastructure Control & Compliance 2nd Edition
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: GxP Compliant Laboratory Computerized Systems 2nd Edition
Good Manufacturing Practice (9)
- QMS SOP Template: Product Recall Management
- QMS SOP Template: Product Quality Complaints
- QMS SOP Template: Out-of-Specification
- QMS SOP Template: Investigations
- QMS SOP Template: Environmental Monitoring Excursions
- QMS SOP Template: Deviation Management
- QMS SOP Template: CAPA Management
- Guide: 503B Compounding
- Baseline Guide Vol 1: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Investigational Products (8)
- Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Materials
- Good Practice Guide: Comparator Management
- Good Practice Guide: Development of Investigational Therapeutic Biological Products
- Good Practice Guide: IMP Reverse Logistics
- Good Practice Guide: Harmonizing the Definition and Use of NIMPs
- Good Practice Guide: Clinical Supply Systems
- Good Practice Guide: Interactive Response Technology
- Introductory US Clinical Trial Materials Training Guide
Knowledge Management (8)
- Good Practice Guide: Pharma 4.0™ – Holistic Digital Enablement
- GAMP RDI Good Practice Guide: Data Integrity by Design
- Good Practice Guide: Knowledge Management in Pharmaceutical Industry
- APQ Guide: Cultural Excellence
- APQ Guide: Process Performance & Product Quality Monitoring System (PPPQMS)
- APQ Guide: Change Management (CM) System
- APQ Guide: Management Responsibilities & Review (MRR)
- APQ Guide: Corrective Action & Preventive Action (CAPA) System
Lifecycle Management (6)
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Computerized GCP Systems & Data 2nd Edition
- Guide: ATMPs - rAAV Comparability & Lifecycle Mgmt
- Guide: Biopharmaceutical Process Development & Manufacturing
- PQLI Guide: Part 1 - Product Realization using QbD: Concepts & Principles
- PQLI Guide: Part 2 - Product Realization using QbD: Illustrative Example
- APQ Guide: Process Performance & Product Quality Monitoring System (PPPQMS)
Manufacturing Operations (20)
- Good Practice Guide: Continuous Manufacturing of Biological Products
- Good Practice Guide: Control Strategy Development for CM of OSD Forms
- Guide: Sustainability
- QMS SOP Template: Product Recall Management
- QMS SOP Template: Product Quality Complaints
- QMS SOP Template: Out-of-Specification
- QMS SOP Template: Investigations
- QMS SOP Template: Environmental Monitoring Excursions
- QMS SOP Template: Deviation Management
- QMS SOP Template: CAPA Management
- Good Practice Guide: Ozone Sanitization of Pharm Water Storage & Distribution Systems 2nd Edition
- Guide: ATMPs - Allogeneic Cell Therapy
- Baseline Guide Vol 2: Oral Solid Dosage Forms 3rd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Continuous Manufacturing of Oral Solid Dosage Forms
- Guide: Biopharmaceutical Process Development & Manufacturing
- Guide: ATMPs - Autologous Cell Therapy
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Manufacturing Execution Systems
- Good Practice Guide: Maintenance 2nd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Equipment Reliability
- Baseline Guide Vol 3: Sterile Product Manufacturing Facilities 3rd Edition
Microbiological & Viral Contamination Control (16)
- Good Practice Guide: SMEPAC - Standardized Methodology for the Eval of Pharm Airborne Particle Emissions 3rd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Ozone Sanitization of Pharm Water Storage & Distribution Systems 2nd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Process Gases 2nd Edition
- Baseline Guide Vol 2: Oral Solid Dosage Forms 3rd Edition
- Baseline Guide Vol 4: Water & Steam Systems 3rd Edition
- Baseline Guide Vol 7: Risk-Based Manufacture of Pharma Products 2nd Edition
- Guide: Cleaning Validation Lifecycle - Applications, Methods, & Controls
- Good Practice Guide: Quality Lab Facilities
- Good Practice Guide: Membrane-Based WFI Systems
- Good Practice Guide: Containment for Potent Compounds
- D/A/CH Affiliate: WFI Handbook (English Translation)
- Good Practice Guide: HVAC & Process Equipment Air Filters
- Good Practice Guide: Asset Management
- 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
Oral Solid Dosage (3)
Packaging (3)
Pharma 4.0™ (3)
Process Analytical Technology (8)
- Good Practice Guide: Continuous Manufacturing of Biological Products
- Good Practice Guide: Control Strategy Development for CM of OSD Forms
- Good Practice Guide: C&Q of Water & Steam Systems 3rd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Validation 4.0
- PQLI Guide: Part 1 - Product Realization using QbD: Concepts & Principles
- PQLI Guide: Part 2 - Product Realization using QbD: Illustrative Example
- APQ Guide: Process Performance & Product Quality Monitoring System (PPPQMS)
- PQLI Guide: Part 4 - Process Performance & Product Quality Monitoring System
Project Management (6)
- Good Practice Guide: Technology Transfer 3rd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Operations Management
- Good Practice Guide: Project Management for the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Good Practice Guide: Good Engineering Practice 2nd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Management of Engineering Standards
- The Cultural Excellence Report - Six Key Dimensions
Quality Assurance (9)
- Good Practice Guide: Digital Validation
- Guide: 503B Compounding
- Good Practice Guide: Process Validation
- APQ Guide: Cultural Excellence
- APQ Guide: Change Management (CM) System
- APQ Guide: Management Responsibilities & Review (MRR)
- APQ Guide: Corrective Action & Preventive Action (CAPA) System
- PQLI Guide: Part 3 - Change Management System
- The Cultural Excellence Report - Six Key Dimensions
Quality Control (2)
Quality by Design (7)
- ISPE Guide: ATMPs – Validation Methods & Controls
- Good Practice Guide: Validation 4.0
- Baseline Guide Vol 6: Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities 3rd Edition
- Baseline Guide Vol 7: Risk-Based Manufacture of Pharma Products 2nd Edition
- PQLI Guide: Part 1 - Product Realization using QbD: Concepts & Principles
- PQLI Guide: Part 2 - Product Realization using QbD: Illustrative Example
- Baseline Guide Vol 5: Commissioning & Qualification 2nd Edition
Regulatory (10)
- Good Practice Guide: Ozone Sanitization of Pharm Water Storage & Distribution Systems 2nd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning 2nd Edition
- Baseline Guide Vol 1: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
- Baseline Guide Vol 4: Water & Steam Systems 3rd Edition
- Baseline Guide Vol 7: Risk-Based Manufacture of Pharma Products 2nd Edition
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Global Info Systems Control & Compliance 2nd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Critical Utilities GMP Compliance
- 2023 ISPE Drug Shortages Prevention Model
- ISPE Readiness Report Bundle
- Baseline Guide Vol 5: Commissioning & Qualification 2nd Edition
Single Use Technologies & Disposables (1)
Sterile Products (3)
Supply Chain Management (6)
Sustainability (2)
Sustainable Facilities, HVAC, & Controlled Environments (6)
- Good Practice Guide: SMEPAC - Standardized Methodology for the Eval of Pharm Airborne Particle Emissions 3rd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning 2nd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Cold Chain Management
- Good Practice Guide: Containment for Potent Compounds
- Good Practice Guide: Controlled Temperature Chambers 2nd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: HVAC & Process Equipment Air Filters
Validation (16)
- ISPE Guide: ATMPs – Validation Methods & Controls
- Good Practice Guide: Validation 4.0
- Good Practice Guide: Digital Validation
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Computerized GCP Systems & Data 2nd Edition
- Guide: Cleaning Validation Lifecycle - Applications, Methods, & Controls
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: GxP Process Control Systems 2nd Edition
- GAMP Guide: Records & Data Integrity
- GAMP RDI Good Practice Guide: Data Integrity - Key Concepts
- GAMP RDI Good Practice Guide: Data Integrity - Manufacturing Records
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Calibration Management 2nd Edition
- Good Practice Guide: Process Validation
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Operation of GxP Computerized Systems
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Enabling Innovation
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: Regulated Mobile Applications
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: IT Infrastructure Control & Compliance 2nd Edition
- GAMP Good Practice Guide: GxP Compliant Laboratory Computerized Systems 2nd Edition
Pharmaceutical Engineering® Magazine
Volunteer Profile: Combination Products Community of Practice Chair - James P. Wabby, MHMS
For more than 22 years, James P. Wabby has dedicated his career to quality operations, regulatory…
Communities of Practice Profiles: Shaping the Future of the Combination Products Industry
Combination Products is one of ISPE’s newest Communities of Practice (CoPs). It started as a Special…
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Disruptive Medicine Innovation: Next Generation of Combination Product Technologies
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Medical Device Sterilization with FDA
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Regulatory Responses to 503B Compounding Pharmacies
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iSpeak Blog Posts
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China’s Regulatory Framework for Combination Products: Ongoing Challenges and Potential Opportunities
As the world’s second largest market for pharmaceuticals and accounting for 20% of global medical…
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What is the Impact of Article 117 on the Pharma Industry?
Article 117 of the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR), fully applying May 26, 2021, is significantly…
Professional Development Training
Combination Products: Challenges and Expectations Training Course
Combination Products: Challenges and Expectations (T47) Overview With the increasing regulatory scrutiny on combination products, this new highly interactive course provides six (6) different aspects of a combination product which are: Combination Product GMPs Criticality of Design Input and how to define the requirements Design Verification and Validation approaches What to expect and considerations for Clinical Trial for Combination Products Human Factors for Combination Products Post Market Considerations An overview and the intricacies of the GMPs for combination products will be provided…
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