Inspection Record

Almat Pharmachem Inc. — Health Canada Inspection Findings

Health CanadaInspected 2021-05-31 12 findingsOther quality systemStability and storageEquipment and facilityRegulatory reporting and change controlDeviation, CAPA, and investigationQuality unit oversightLabeling and packagingLaboratory and QC controlsComplaint and recall handling

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Findings

1Other quality system

The implementation of a self-inspection program was inadequate. The written self-inspection procedure was inadequate.

2Stability and storage

The ongoing stability program for a drug was inadequate.

3Equipment and facility

The maintenance of evidence was inadequate for manufacturing, packaging, labelling, required testing, storage, and/or distribution, including the respective conditions.

4Equipment and facility

The training of personnel in good manufacturing practices and/or the maintenance of records was inadequate.

5Regulatory reporting and change control

The change control system was inadequate for ensuring changes are properly documented, evaluated, and/or approved.

6Deviation, CAPA, and investigation

Investigations into deviations, reports, and/or follow-up actions were inadequate.

7Other quality system

The confirmatory tests conducted on samples before or after they were received in Canada were inadequate. The evidence required to demonstrate compliance with finished product specifications was inadequate. The assessment to release finished products was inadequate.

8Quality unit oversight

The annual product quality review procedure was inadequate.

9Equipment and facility

The availability, content and/or maintenance of the quality agreements between the supplier, fabricator, tester, packager, labeller, distributor, importer, and/or wholesaler was inadequate.

10Labeling and packaging

The importer did not ensure that the foreign sites use to fabricate, package/label, or test drug products met the requirements described in Guidance on Evidence to Demonstrate Drug GMP Compliance of Foreign Sites (GUI-0080).

11Laboratory and QC controls

The quality control department did not undertake all of the required activities.

12Complaint and recall handling

The quality control department's handling of complaints and/or information received about drug quality was inadequate.

About this record

Extracted automatically from the document of the Health Canada inspection on 2021-05-31. The source is available at the link above.

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