The sampling plan for raw materials was inadequate. Each container of a lot of raw materials was not tested to identify its contents with a specific, discriminating test.
Inspection Record
Chief Medical Supplies Ltd — Health Canada Inspection Findings
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Findings
The written procedures and records for retaining samples were inadequate.
A reduced retesting program for raw materials was in place without the raw material vendor certification. The standard operating procedures or records for shipping and receiving raw materials were inadequate.
The guidelines and/or procedures were inadequate in ensuring storage and/or transportation conditions would maintain the quality and safe distribution of the drug.
The assessment to release finished products was inadequate.
The establishment and/or the maintenance of a data governance plan was inadequate.
The quality control department's documentation, labelling, and/or quarantining of raw materials, packaging materials, in-process drugs, and/or bulk drugs was inadequate.
The job descriptions for personnel, the authority given to personnel, and/or the delegation of duties was inadequate and/or undocumented. The ongoing training of personnel was inadequate.
The availability, content and/or maintenance of the quality agreements between the supplier, fabricator, tester, packager, labeller, distributor, importer, and/or wholesaler was inadequate.
The annual product quality review procedure was inadequate.
The design, equipment, and/or maintenance of the testing laboratory was inadequate. The temperature and/or humidity control was inadequate.
The purified water system was inadequate with the potential for water not meeting the appropriate requirements for chemical and microbial purity.
Investigations into deviations, reports, and/or follow-up actions were inadequate.
The ongoing stability program for a drug was inadequate.
The positive identification of each batch of drug after the packaging and/or after it was received on the importer's premises was inadequate. The confirmatory tests conducted on samples before or after they were received in Canada were inadequate.
The equipment was not set-up, designed, operated, stored, and/or maintained to prevent potential contamination of drugs by other drugs and/or by foreign material. The calibration, inspection, and/or qualification of the equipment, including computerized systems, was inadequate. The preventative maintenance and repair of the equipment was inadequate.
The premises were not designed, constructed, operated, and/or maintained to prevent contamination.
The traceability, legibility, documentation, formatting, and/or the accuracy of records was inadequate. The controls were inadequate for creating, modifying, reviewing, storing, and/or retrieving records.
The implementation and/or the effectiveness of the sanitation program in preventing unsanitary conditions was inadequate.
About this record
Extracted automatically from the document of the Health Canada inspection on 2023-04-11. The source is available at the link above.
This is a record of that moment. Inspection findings are usually followed by the company's response and corrective action, but this page does not know how that turned out. Do not read it as the current state; check the regulator's official announcements for the latest status.
Translation and classification are automated and may differ in nuance from the source.
