FDAFDAcGMPcGMPInspectionsInspectionsPekingUniversity2005PekingUniversity2005RobertC.Horan,PhDRobertC.Horan,PhDFDAPharmaceuticalInspectorateFDAPharmaceuticalInspectorateNewYorkDistrictNewYorkDistrictFDAInspectionsFDAInspectionsPeriodic(biennial)comprehensivePeriodic(biennial)comprehensivecGMPcGMPPrePre--ApprovalInspection(PAI)ApprovalInspection(PAI)““ForcauseForcause””InspectionmayinvolvemorethanoneInspectionmayinvolvemorethanoneassignmentandwillverifycorrectionstoassignmentandwillverifycorrectionstopreviousinspections.previousinspections.AllinspectionscoverAllinspectionscoverGMPsGMPsForeignInspectionsbyForeignInspectionsbyCountryinFY2004CountryinFY2004India14%Germany14%Italy10%China7%UnitedKingdom7%Canada7%France5%Japan5%Switzerland4%Spain4%Ireland4%Others19%ForeignForeignInspectioninFY2004InspectioninFY2004byFirmTypebyFirmTypeAPI51%Dosage27%Intermediates10%ControlLab2%BothAPIandDosage9%Micronizer1%FDAFDAcGMPscGMPsfor21for21ststCenturyCenturyInitiativeInitiativeAnnounced8/2002Announced8/2002;;objectivesincludeobjectivesinclude::EncourageadoptionofnewtechnologiesEncourageadoptionofnewtechnologiesPromoteindustryuseofmodernqualitysystemPromoteindustryuseofmodernqualitysystemapproachesapproachesEncourageriskEncouragerisk--basedapproacheswhichfocusbasedapproacheswhichfocusoncriticalelementsoncriticalelementsEnsureFDAreview,complianceandinspectionEnsureFDAreview,complianceandinspectionpoliciesbasedonstatepoliciesbasedonstate--ofof--artpharmaceuticalartpharmaceuticalsciencescienceFDAFDAcGMPscGMPsfor21for21ststCenturyCenturyInitiativeInitiativeSystemsBasedInspectionsSystemsBasedInspectionsRiskRisk--BasedApproachtoManufacturingandRegulationBasedApproachtoManufacturingandRegulationPharmaceuticalInspectoratePharmaceuticalInspectoratePATGuidancedocument/PATTeamPATGuidancedocument/PATTeamQualitySystemsGuidancedocumentQualitySystemsGuidancedocumentProcessValidation(CompliancePolicyGuiderevised;ProcessValidation(CompliancePolicyGuiderevised;Guidancebeingrevised)Guidancebeingrevised)21CFRPart11ElectronicRecordsGuidance(risk21CFRPart11ElectronicRecordsGuidance(risk--based;gearedtowardGMPdocuments)based;gearedtowardGMPdocuments)PharmaceuticalInspectoratePharmaceuticalInspectorateCadreofmostexperiencedinvestigatorswhoareCadreofmostexperiencedinvestigatorswhoarededicatedtodruginspectionsdedicatedtodruginspectionsIntensivelytrainedalongwithqualityreviewersIntensivelytrainedalongwithqualityreviewersandcompliancestaffinFDAheadquarters(HQ)andcompliancestaffinFDAheadquarters(HQ)OverallgoalistohavePIworkcloselywithHQOverallgoalistohavePIworkcloselywithHQpersonnelpersonnel––moreefficientlyintegratereviewmoreefficientlyintegratereviewandinspectionfunctionsandinspectionfunctionsPharmaceuticalInspectoratePharmaceuticalInspectorateFDAReviewstaff,ComplianceOfficersandFDAReviewstaff,ComplianceOfficersandPIcandidatesattendedtrainingmodulesPIcandidatesattendedtrainingmoduleswhichfocusedon:whichfocusedon:¾¾CurrentRegulatoryProgramsCurrentRegulatoryPrograms¾¾AdvancedQualitySystemsAdvancedQualitySystems¾¾PATandModernPharmaceuticalTechnologyPATandModernPharmaceuticalTechnology¾¾RiskManagementRiskManagementPharmaceuticalInspectoratePharmaceuticalInspectorateFieldInvestigators(18)fromacrossU.S.FieldInvestigators(18)fromacrossU.S.makeupthePharmaceuticalInspectoratemakeupthePharmaceuticalInspectorate¾¾ScreeningprocesswithcertificationboardScreeningprocesswithcertificationboard¾¾CompletedtrainingwithHQpersonnelCompletedtrainingwithHQpersonnel¾¾OnemonthdetailworkingwithHQstaffOnemonthdetailworkingwithHQstaff¾¾LevelIIIcertification(highestlevel)LevelIIIcertification(highestlevel)¾¾ConductConductPAIsPAIs,complexdruginspections,complexdruginspectionsProcessAnalyticalTechnologyProcessAnalyticalTechnologyPATisasystemforPATisasystemfordesigningdesigning,,analyzinganalyzingandandcontrollingcontrollingmanufacturingthroughmanufacturingthrough““realrealtimetime””measurementsofcriticalmeasurementsofcriticalqualityattributesofrawandinqualityattributesofrawandin--processprocessmaterialsandprocesses,withthegoalofmaterialsandprocesses,withthegoalofensuringfinalproductquality.ensuringfinalproductquality.SeeSeeFDAGuidancedocumentonPATFDAGuidancedocumentonPATProcessAnalyticalTechnologyProcessAnalyticalTechnologyExamplesofPATapplications:ExamplesofPATapplications:ContinuousrealtimemeasurementsofContinuousrealtimemeasurementsofcontentuniformityoftabletsduringcontentuniformityoftabletsduringproduction(usingnearInfraproduction(usingnearInfra--Red)Red)NearIRmeasurementofmoisturelevelNearIRmeasurementofmoisturelevelduringAPIdryingprocesstodetermineduringAPIdryingprocesstodetermineactualendofoperationforeachbatchactualendofoperationforeachbatchProcessAnalyticalTechnologyProcessAnalyticalTechnologyAprocessisgenerallyconsideredwellAprocessisgenerallyconsideredwellunderstoodwhen:understoodwhen:¾¾AllcriticalsourcesofvariabilityareidentifiedAllcriticalsourcesofvariabilityareidentifiedandexplainedandexplained¾¾Variabilityismanaged