Selected passages from the FDA letter
Quoted FDA text from the published dataset. These selected excerpts are not the complete letter.
Passage 1Your firm failed to thoroughly investigate any unexplained discrepancy or failure of a batch or any of its components to meet any of its specifications, whether or not the batch has already been distributed (21 CFR 211.192).
Passage 2You failed to conduct adequate investigations. Investigations lacked data supporting the assigned root cause(s), were not adequately expanded to include all potentially affected drug products, or were not formally documented in your deviation system. Specifically:
Passage 3Your firm failed to establish an adequate system for maintaining equipment used to control the aseptic conditions (21 CFR 211.42(c)(10)(vi)).
Passage 4Your firm failed to establish and follow appropriate written procedures that are designed to prevent microbiological contamination of drug products purporting to be sterile, and that include validation of all aseptic and sterilization processes (21 CFR 211.113(b)).
Citations in the original letter
As cited in this historical letter, not a statement of current regulatory requirements.
- 21 CFR 210
- 21 CFR 211.192
- 21 CFR 211.42(c)(10)(vi)
- 21 CFR 211.113(b)
- 21 CFR 314.81(b)(1)
- 21 CFR 314.81(b)(1)(ii)