Inspection Record

ICU Medical Inc. — Health Canada Inspection Findings

Health CanadaInspected 2023-03-06 12 findingsOther quality systemEquipment and facilityQuality unit oversightComputer system validationDeviation, CAPA, and investigationCleaning validationLaboratory and QC controlsRegulatory reporting and change controlMaterial and supplier control

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Findings

1Other quality system

Containers were not cleaned or labelled when they were received.

2Other quality system

The company's visual inspection of filled containers was inadequate.

3Other quality system

The controls were inadequate for creating, modifying, reviewing, storing, and/or retrieving records.

4Equipment and facility

Evaluation of production processes, equipment, and/or materials was inadequate.

5Quality unit oversight

The quality control department did not evaluate the results of the annual product quality review.

6Computer system validation

The preventative maintenance program was inadequate for the equipment used in significant processing and/or testing operations. The calibration, inspection, and/or qualification of the equipment, including computerized systems, was inadequate.

7Deviation, CAPA, and investigation

The evaluation was inadequate for cases where there was a deviation from the norm and/or where products were on the borderline of the acceptable range.

8Equipment and facility

The maintenance of the premises was inadequate.

9Cleaning validation

The sanitation programs were not adequately designed to identify and/or reduce the risks of contamination. The implementation, effectiveness, and/or validation of the cleaning procedures was inadequate for preventing unsanitary conditions. The validation of test methods was inadequate.

10Laboratory and QC controls

The validation of test methods was inadequate.

11Regulatory reporting and change control

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

12Material and supplier control

The company did not store a sample from each lot or batch of a drug, raw material, and/or an active ingredient under the proper conditions.

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Extracted automatically from the document of the Health Canada inspection on 2023-03-06. The source is available at the link above.

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