The government of Brazil is trying to recover from the poor design of their first attempt at a pharma serialization and tracing regulation, RDC-54/2013. That first regulation was at least partially suspended (see “Brazil Suspends Pharma Serialization And Tracing Requirements” and “The Official Suspension of the Three-Lot Pilot in Brazil”). Everyone seems to be operating under the assumption that the entire RDC-54-2013 will be replaced with a new regulation. Legislation to do exactly that has been slowly churning its way through the Legislature for the last 9 months. Word came last week that Continue reading Proposed Pharma Serialization Regulation Progresses in Brazil
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‘An Open Letter To The FDA, EMA and ANVISA, RE: Who Are You Going To Punish?’, Again
I hope your holidays were filled with love and cheer. Mine were. It was great. So great, in fact, that I did not have time to write a brand new essay for today. Not much has happened lately since we are still awaiting publications from the FDA, the EC and ANVISA (and others), Instead, here is one of my best essays from 2015, reposted as it appeared on August 31, 2015 without modification (see “An Open Letter To The FDA, EMA and ANVISA, RE: Who Are You Going To Punish?“). I’m even leaving in the off-season references. If you read this essay back then, you might enjoy it again. If you did not read it back then, I recommend that you read it now. Let me know what you think.
Before we begin, if you have not yet responded to the 2016 RxTrace U.S. Pharma Traceability Survey, sponsored by Frequentz, please to so now. It is open to everyone and the survey will be closed soon.
RxTrace Preview of 2016
It’s time to think about what is likely to happen in 2016 with regard to pharma serialization and traceability. As part of that, let me remind you right off the top to fill out the 2016 RxTrace U.S. Pharma Traceability Survey, sponsored by Frequentz. You don’t have to be a subscriber to respond and the results will also be open to everyone in the coming months.
So what about 2016? I think Continue reading RxTrace Preview of 2016
The Official Suspension of the Three-Lot Pilot in Brazil
On October 23, 2015, a very brief resolution was published in the Official Diary of the Union (Diário Oficial da União) (Brazil’s equivalent to the U.S. Federal Register) which formally suspends the 3-lot track and trace pilot that drug registration-holders were formerly required to complete by December 10 of this year (see “Brazil Suspends Pharma Serialization And Tracing Requirements”). Apparently, that makes it official. The new resolution is numbered RDC-45 and it is dated October 22, 2015. Of course, this new resolution is only available officially in Portuguese, but here is an unofficial translation of its core contents in English: Continue reading The Official Suspension of the Three-Lot Pilot in Brazil
More Thoughts On FDA and ANVISA
One of the problems with trying to respond overnight to big announcements made by regulators is that it’s easy to leave something significant out. And in the ensuing days you find out what you should have included in those original essays. That’s what happened with my two essays from last week: “Brazil Suspends Pharma Serialization And Tracing Requirements” and “FDA Posts Wholesale Distributor and 3PL License Database“.
So let me add a few more thoughts and observations regarding Continue reading More Thoughts On FDA and ANVISA
Brazil Suspends Pharma Serialization And Tracing Requirements
Last week, Brazil’s pharma industry regulatory agency, the National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance (ANVISA), announced that they were “suspending” at least part of RDC-54/2013, the declaration that mandated drug serialization and tracing, until further notice. Thank you to all who forwarded the link to the official announcement. I was able to translate and read it on Thursday, and I submitted a comment on my own last essay, “Pharma Serialization Deadlines In Flux“, to include the link. Apparently shortly after that essay was published, ANVISA Continue reading Brazil Suspends Pharma Serialization And Tracing Requirements
Sponsored: Pharma Serialization Deadlines In Flux
The industry is rife with rumors that Brazil’s ANVISA has made the decision to push out their serialization deadline for multiple years—and perhaps redefine the requirements. I cannot confirm any of these rumors at this point and I do not recommend acting on rumors. I suggest you continue down the path of meeting the existing, known regulation until—if ever—you get the official word from an official publication of ANVISA. Who knows when that might occur. If/when you see something official, let me know. Continue reading Sponsored: Pharma Serialization Deadlines In Flux
An Open Letter To The FDA, EMA and ANVISA, RE: Who Are You Going To Punish?
Dear FDA, EMA and ANVISA,
How are you? I’m sure your summer has been busy, just like mine. Hope you were able to get at least some time away. I’ve taken most Saturdays off, but the other days of the week have been very full with consulting, and then writing RxTrace essays every Sunday. You know, the wife is not very happy about that!
The reason I am writing directly to you at this time is to ask a question that I hope you are asking yourselves and planning ahead for. Continue reading An Open Letter To The FDA, EMA and ANVISA, RE: Who Are You Going To Punish?
