I just read a newspaper article reporting that users of http://www.bedbugregistry.com/ have been reporting the most complaints in Toronto and Vancouver. I checked out the "registry" and find it both fun and enlightening. Check it out!
Yep, the year is coming to a close. If 2009 snuck up on you and you still have some training needs, it's not too late. Arranging some onsite training might be challenging, but it's not too late to identify vendors that offer products and services that you can leverage. For example, buy some modules or materials, so that you can deliver training yourself. Or, locate vendors that offer online delivery of training via CBT (computer based training), so that you don't have to spend an arm and a leg to bring in a trainer on-site. The fastest way to find vendors who can help you, is to use www.google.com and search on "gmp training". 2009 is almost gone, and it's time to start planning your 2010 regulatory training plan.
Learn about the latest worldwide effort to fight substandard and counterfeit drugs, in this PharmTech Talk article, USP and USAID Launch New Program to Improve Drug Quality. In a nutshell, Alexis Pellek writes:
"The $35-million program, called Promoting the Quality of Medicines (PQM) will work to improve the safety of medicines in approximately 30 countries worldwide by working to strengthen regulatory bodies, increasing the supply of legitimate products, detecting and reducing availability of counterfeits through testing and other methods, and raising public awareness of the dangers of substandard drugs."Previous Posts: FDA Draft Guidance on Anti-Counterfeiting FDA On Drug Counterfeiting FDA - Global Drug Supply Chain Needs Better Oversight
Initially, I wasn't too thrilled about the FDA website getting re-designed. Now I'm starting to like what I'm seeing. For example, I'm seeing more user friendly pages like the CFR Search page. If you don't have the Search CFR Title 21 Database page bookmarked, you really should. It's a terrific database search tool for finding CFR contents by:
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This Q & A article from PharmTech is an interesting read, Preventing counterfeits from entering the supply chain. I find it sobering that a small percentage of drugs are counterfeit, yet counterfeited drugs represent a growing and substantive volume of tampered, contaminated, diluted, substituted, adulterated, and misrepresented ingredients.
Here's more from the FDA's CDRH Learn treasure trove of free online courses. ... and these are in Mandarin Chinese! As of this posting, there's only one FDA CDRH Learn course in Mandarin, but you can expect more courses to be on their way. Here's what's available so far: Quality System Regulation 21 CFR Part 820 Basic Introduction Online Video Presentation Transcript
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