Steve is the Director (acting)for CDER/OC/OMPQ.Prior to this position heserved in other parts of theFDA including Chiefof the Agency’sDrug Recalls program;LeadQualitySystem Mgr forall of ORA; Project Management Officer in CDER’s Unapproved Drugs Office;and jobs in the Commissioner’sOffice&CDRHOC.
Steve is the Director (acting)for CDER/OC/OMPQ.Prior to this position heserved in other parts of theFDA including Chiefof the Agency’sDrug Recalls program;LeadQualitySystem Mgr forall of ORA; Project Management Officer in CDER’s Unapproved Drugs Office;and jobs in the Commissioner’sOffice&CDRHOC.
Vivianne Arencibia, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, United States
Anil Sawant, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc, United States
Dr. Sawant is currently VP, Regulatory Compliance at Johnson & Johnson and chairs the PDA - Task Force on Tribromoanisole. Previously he served as VP & Compliance Officer, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Sawant holds a Ph.D. in Microbial and Biochemical Sciences from Georgia State University, Atlanta
Description
This session will attempt to link regulatory and scientific aspects related to pharmaceutical quality issues occuring in manufacturing. A regulatory update will be provided on recent compliance actions related to product recalls and drug shortages. Industry speakers will follow, discussing how scientific understanding and manufacturing controls can help mitigate risks to product quality in the future.
Learning Objectives: Discuss emerging issues related to drug product quality Describe how science and risk based approaches can be used to both resolve known issues and to avoid potential future ones.