FDA warning letter · Drugs

Wells Pharma of Houston, LLC

Issued · Posted by FDA

Selected passages from the FDA letter

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

Passage 1

Your firm failed to perform adequate smoke studies under dynamic conditions to demonstrate unidirectional airflow within the ISO **(b)(4)** area. Therefore, your products intended to be sterile are produced in an environment that may not provide adequate protection against the risk of contamination.

Passage 2

Your 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)).

Passage 3

Your firm failed to establish an adequate system for monitoring environmental conditions in aseptic processing areas (21 CFR 211.42(c)(10)(iv)).

Passage 4

Your 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 5

Your firm failed to establish adequate written responsibilities and procedures applicable to the quality control unit and to follow written procedures applicable to the quality control unit (21 CFR 211.22(d)).

Passage 6

Your firm failed to exercise strict control over labeling issued for use in drug product labeling operations (21 CFR 211.125(a)).

Passage 7

Your firm failed to establish an adequate system for cleaning and disinfecting the room and equipment to produce aseptic conditions (21 CFR 211.42(c)(10)(v)).

Passage 8

Your firm failed to use equipment in the manufacture, processing, packing, or holding of drug products that is of appropriate design, adequate size, and suitably located to facilitate operations for its intended use and for its cleaning and maintenance (21 CFR 211.63).

Passage 9

Your firm failed to establish an adequate system for maintaining equipment used to control the aseptic conditions (21 CFR 211.42(c)(10)(vi)).

Citations in the original letter

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

  • 21 CFR 200.10(b)
  • 21 CFR 201.115
  • 21 CFR 210
  • 21 CFR 210.1(b)
  • 21 CFR 211.113(b)
  • 21 CFR 211.42(c)(10)(iv)
  • 21 CFR 211.192
  • 21 CFR 211.22(d)
  • 21 CFR 211.125(a)
  • 21 CFR 211.42(c)(10)(v)
  • 21 CFR 211.63
  • 21 CFR 211.42(c)(10)(vi)
  • 21 CFR 310.305(b)