The responsibilities and procedures applicable to the quality control unit are not fully followed.
Inspection Record
L. Perrigo Co — FDA 483 Findings
Inspectors Patsy J Domingo · Regina T. Brown · Caroline H. LeThe inspectors who signed the published document.Inspector lookup
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Findings
The quality control unit lacks responsibility for approving or rejecting drug products manufactured under contract by another company.
An NDA-Field Alert Report was not submitted within three working days of receipt of information concerning a failure of one or more distributed batches of a drug to meet the specifications established for it in the application.
Written records of investigations into the failure of a batch or any of its components to meet specifications do not always include the conclusions and follow-up.
Laboratory records do not include the initials or signature of a second person showing that the original records have been reviewed for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established standards.
For components removed from the original containers, the new container fails to be identified with component name or item code, receiving or control number, weight or measure, and batch for which component was dispensed including product name, strength and lot number.
Results of stability testing are not used in determining expiration dates.
There is a failure to thoroughly review any unexplained discrepancy and the failure of a batch or any of its components to meet any of its specifications whether or not the batch has been already distributed.
Drug product production and control records, are not reviewed by the quality control unit to determine compliance with all established, approved written procedures before a batch is released or distributed.
The quality control unit lacks the responsibility and authority to reject all drug products.
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Extracted automatically from the document US FDA published on 2024-01-17. The source is available at the link above.
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