If you are a manufacturer getting ready for an FDA
inspection, what is the first thing you should do? First of all, you must have
a fair understanding of how FDA functions. It includes the processes and
systems involved with an FDA inspection. FDA offers relevant study material,
guides and manuals for you to understand its requirements and processes. In
this article, we will discuss the study material and training you need to
successfully pass their FDA inspection or audit.
Authentic and updated information
You can always refer to the official website of FDA, fda.gov
for any information you need about FDA processes. For example, you may refer to
Regulatory Procedures Manual (RPM) on the official website of FDA to know more
about internal FDA procedures. For additional information on this subject, you
can refer to Compliance Policy Guide (CPG).
How does an FDA audit happen?
As a first step towards product approval, you need to know
how an FDA audit happens, what their specific requirements are and how they go
through the audit process. For beginners, it is important to know the
documentation process. When the FDA officer visits the site, the first document
to be issued to the site manager is the form "FDA 482", which is the
Notice of Inspection and it is the first official document from the agency. You
can have a look at this form in the PDF format in the "Downloads"
section of the FDA's official site.
How to prepare for the inspection?
When FDA regulatory officials begin the process of
inspection, the manual they follow is known as the IOM (Investigations
Operations Manual). For more information on this, follow sub-chapter 5.5 for
Drugs and Chapter 5 for "Establishment Inspections". The chapter
gives you complete information about how to prepare for the inspection. It will
also throw light on the inspectional approach of FDA.
Objectives of inspection
To prepare for the inspection in a better way, you need to
understand the objectives of the inspection or audit in the first place. The
regulatory authorities want to make sure that the good manufacturing practice
and concepts of sanitation are fully adhered to by the manufacturer. It is
obvious that the authorities would like to make sure that the finished product
has the required purity, quality and specific identity it is associated with.
The purpose of inspection is also to identify the practices
that could lead to violation of the Act as far as production and distribution
of products are concerned. So, the job of the FDA officials is to make sure
that the Official Compendia is fully conformed. The regulators would also want
to make sure that the manufacturer has the required FDA approval for the drugs
being distributed. There must be no counterfeit or diverted drugs in the
market.
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