Process Validation Training
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No longer 3 golden batches, so just how many Process Performance Qualification batches should I run?

The debate on the number of batches used to determine if a process is validated or not has come under some scrutiny since the update of the US FDA’s Guide to Process Validation in 2011. As a result of the update, industry has tried to come up with a number of ways to help to…

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People Development and Kirkpatrick’s 4 Levels of Learning

Kirkpatrick 4 Levels of Learning Evaluation Model – an introduction for companies seeking to further develop their personnel. In a world where a company’s success is determined by the knowledge, attitude and work ethic of the staff within it, how do we ensure that the company can adapt, grow and succeed in this ever-changing environment?…

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Cultural Change Methodology as a Competency

Cultural Change Methodology as a Competency – an article about change management challenges, skills, and strategies for success. Why do we resist change? What does this mean in our regulated environment? Ever wondered why the same errors happen in your regulated facility? Or why the most experienced operators continue to make the same mistakes? Do…

US FDA release a preliminary report on the New England Compounding Centre

US FDA release a preliminary report on the New England Compounding Centre

The FDA have released a preliminary report on the New England Compounding Centre in response to the recent fungal meningitis outbreak. The 483 includes details that staff often turned off the cleanroom air conditioning overnight and that dust from a nearby recycling plant was getting into the facilities air conditioning system. For those microbiologists among us,…

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TGA to revise guides for complementary medicines

Guidelines for Complementary Medicines (ARGCM) The Australian Regulatory Guidelines for listed medicines and registered Complementary Medicines was published in May 2020. It replaced ARGCM V8.0. History of the ARGCM The Australian Regulatory Guidelines for Complementary Medicines (ARGCM) was first published in 2001 to provide information on the supply and use of complementary medicines. The TGA is…