ICH Q3D Implementation Continues with Workshops, Research, and Guideline and Pharmacopeial Revisions
More sensitive and selective methodologies have facilitated the identification and quantification of elemental impurities (EIs) in pharmaceuticals and the movement away from the old heavy metal analytical tests to the newer risk-based assessment strategy of ICH Q3D.
Part I: Role of PQRI/FDA Workshop in Q3D Implementation Dialogue
Part II: Regulatory Experience and Perspectives in Implementing Q3D
Part III: Pharmacopeial Harmonization with ICH Q3D
Part IV: Outcomes of PQRI Study on Variability in Elemental Impurity Analysis
Strengthened European Regulator Support for Advanced Technologies Includes New EMA Quality Innovation Group
The experience of the pandemic has underscored the criticality of assuring that regulatory processes keep pace with innovation in the manufacturing and control arena and has spurred the efforts that were underway in Europe to assess the issues involved and implement the adaptations needed to address them. The three parts of the IPQ story review the progress of these efforts.
Part I: Europe’s Focus on CMC Innovation and Agile Regulation
Part II: Innovation Issues Explored at CASSS CMC Forum in Europe
Part III: MHRA’s “New Era in Regulation”
EMA Toolbox on CMC Flexibilities has been Evolving to Incorporate Industry Input and Learnings from the Pandemic
EMA’s “toolbox guidance on scientific elements and regulatory tools to support quality data packages” for priority medicines targeting unmet medical needs, released in April 2022, reflects extensive stakeholder input and will evolve further as experience and learnings from the pandemic are evaluated.
Developed as an outcome of the 2018 joint EMA/FDA workshop on quality support to Priority Medicines (PRIME) and Breakthrough Therapy (BT) designated products, the guidance outlines the tools available in the EU to address the challenges in generating robust quality packages under accelerated conditions. It is applicable to small molecules, biological/biotech products, and advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs).
The guidance was drafted, consulted on, and revised throughout the COVID pandemic.
Part I: EMA Perspective on its Toolbox Guidance and OPEN Initiative
Part II: Industry View on Efficiency Tools and CMC Flexibility Learnings from COVID
Part III: Panel Discussion on Effective Tools for the Future
CBER’s Advanced Technologies Program Growing Stronger with Increased Funding, Expertise, and Collaboration
mRNA-LNP Vaccines Spur Global Dialogue on Nanomaterial Standards and Regulatory Approaches
The successful development of mRNA-lipid nanoparticle (LNP) vaccines to address the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the power of nanoparticle-based formulations in producing safe and efficacious medicinal products.
Part I: Pfizer/BioNTech Lipid Challenges with mRNA-LNP COVID Vaccine
Part II: FDA’s Novel Excipient Review Pilot Program and Nanomaterials Guidance
Part III: USP’s Draft Guideline and Other Efforts on mRNA Vaccine Quality
Part IV: The EDQM Nanomedicines Dialogue and WHO on Regulating mRNA Vaccine Quality
Part V: Potency Assays for mRNA-LNP Vaccines
NASEM-Led Study for FDA is Helping Drive Industry/Regulator Agenda on Innovation Needs
An FDA-commissioned study carried out through the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) is helping drive the industry/regulator agenda on advancing innovation in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
PART I: The NASEM Study and FDA Reflections
PART II: Existing Mechanisms to Enable Innovation
PART III: Challenges and Opportunities
PART IV: The Path Forward
Pandemic Experience Showcases the Potential for Faster Innovation, More Collaboration, and Workplace and Operations Modernization
PART I: The Evolving Landscape of Pharmaceutical Operations
PART II: Government-Industry Collaboration in This and Future Pandemics
PART III: Reducing the Cost of Vaccine Manufacturing for Broader LMIC Access
Progress in Addressing Impurity Challenges in Focus at USP’s 2022 Peptide/Oligo Workshop
PART I: US and European Regulator Perspective on the CMC Challenges of Oligonucleotides
PART II: USP Standards Development Efforts for Peptides and Oligos
PART III: Peptide and Oligo Analytical, Manufacturing and Raw Material Considerations