FDA warning letter · Drugs

Brigham and Women’s Hospital Inc.

Issued · Posted by FDA

FDA published a close-out letter on May 31, 2023. The passages below are from the original warning letter.

Selected passages from the FDA letter

Quoted FDA text from the published dataset. These selected excerpts are not the complete letter.

Passage 1

You failed to provide adequate facilities for the prevention of contamination.

Passage 2

Your firm failed to conduct adequate investigations and take appropriate corrective action when a failure of a production batch or any component of the batch failed to meet any of its specifications. (21 CFR 212.20(d)).

Passage 3

You failed to conduct adequate investigations into multiple out-of-specification (OOS) endotoxin results, including implementing appropriate and effective CAPAs.

Passage 4

Failure to address violations may also cause FDA to withhold issuance of Export Certificates. FDA may withhold approval of new applications or supplements listing your firm as a drug manufacturer until any violations are completely addressed and we confirm your compliance with CGMP. We may re-inspect to verify that you have completed corrective actions to address any violations.

Citations in the original letter

As cited in this historical letter, not a statement of current regulatory requirements.

  • 21 CFR 212.30(a)
  • 21 CFR 212.20(d)
  • 21 CFR 212