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25_DDL_Regulatory_Reconnaissance_logo_color Part 4 cGMP Summaries For Combination Products: Uncovering FDA Expectations

In this article, consultant Doug Mead reports on precedent research he conducted into FDA databases on 21 CFR Subpart cGMPs for combination products. His observations and conclusions offer sound advice on how to approach summaries submitted for BLA and NDA purposes. 

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In this segment of the Drug Delivery Leader Live online event, Eying The Drug Delivery Regulatory Landscape: The 'Must See' Watch List For 2026, Chief Editor Tom von Gunden asks the panel to comment on front-of-mind regulatory movements of note. From her role as Director of Regulatory Policy at Novo Nordisk, Rumi Young identifies the inclusion of combination products in FDA initiatives focused on combatting chronic diseases and improving patient accessibility. Panelists Barr Weiner and Fran DeGrazio weigh in.

What changes in approaches to risk management will the addition of ISO 14385 trigger? In this segment of the Drug Delivery Leader Live event New FDA QMSR: Its Role in Part 4 Compliance for Combination Products, consultant Ed Bills of Edwin Bills Consultant discusses when and how organizations will now need to address risk management within the context of design development and controls.

What types of products in development may need to be assessed in accordance with the FDA’s URRA (Use-Related Risk Analysis) guidance? In this segment of the Drug Delivery Leader Live event Human Factors Risk Analysis: Leveraging URRA And UFMEA Tools, Natalie, Abts, head of human factors engineering at Genentech, describes several common scenarios that illustrate when a URRA approach may or may not be needed.

In this segment of the Drug Delivery Leader Live event New FDA QMSR: Its Role in Part 4 Compliance for Combination Products, DDL Executive Editor Fran DeGrazio asks consultants Laurie Auerbach of Compliance Prodigies and Ed Bills of Edwin Bills Consultant to identify which organization in a combination product manufacturing process are responsible for design controls – the sponsor company, the contracted component provider, or both.

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