Drug factory · FDA FEI 3003773810
Groupe PARIMA Inc.
4450 Cousens, Montreal, Canada
Problems found, fixed voluntarily at FDA's last inspection, Aug 25, 2023.
Voluntary Action Indicated: inspectors found problems, but not serious enough for FDA to take action. The company is expected to fix them.
6 drug inspections on record since 2011: 2 with no problems, 4 with problems fixed voluntarily, 0 with FDA action.
What it does, for whom
| Drug | Role | For | NDC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abametapir | Makes it and packages it | Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc. | 43598-921 |
| Benzoyl Peroxide | Makes it, packages it and labels it | Mayne Pharma Inc. | 51862-772 |
| Ciclopirox | Makes it | Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 42192-715 |
| Clobetasol | Makes it, packages it and labels it | The J. Molner Company LLC | 83148-064 |
| Desoximetasone | Makes it | Groupe Parima Inc | 65179-500, 65179-501 |
| Oxcarbazepine | Makes it | Epic Pharma, LLC | 42806-600 |
FDA inspection history
| Ended | Result | Program | Problems noted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2023 | Problems found, fixed voluntarily | Drug Quality Assurance | 6 |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Problems found, fixed voluntarily | Drug Quality Assurance | 8 |
| Apr 27, 2018 | Problems found, fixed voluntarily | Drug Quality Assurance | 3 |
| Jan 22, 2016 | No problems found | Drug Quality Assurance | — |
| Aug 30, 2013 | No problems found | Drug Quality Assurance | — |
| Sep 13, 2011 | Problems found, fixed voluntarily | Drug Quality Assurance | 5 |
What inspectors wrote down
From FDA's Form 483 citations: conditions an investigator observed that may violate drug manufacturing rules, as FDA published them.
Aug 25, 2023 inspection
- SOPs not followed / documented 21 CFR 211.100(b)
Written production and process control procedures are not documented at the time of performance. - Strict control not exercised over labeling issued 21 CFR 211.125(a)
Strict control is not exercised over labeling issued for use in drug product labeling operations. - Following/documenting laboratory controls 21 CFR 211.160(a)
Established laboratory control mechanisms are not documented at the time of performance. - Authority lacking to review records, investigate errors 21 CFR 211.22(a)
The quality control unit lacks authority to fully investigate errors that have occurred. - Cleaning/maintenance records not kept 21 CFR 211.67(c)
Records are not kept for the maintenance of equipment. - Computer control of master formula records 21 CFR 211.68(b)
Appropriate controls are not exercised over computers or related systems to assure that changes in master production and control records or other records are instituted only by authorized personnel.
Jan 24, 2020 inspection
- QC- required operations equipment, instruments, controls 21 CFR 111.105(i)
Your quality control personnel did not perform required operations for equipment and controls. - Scientifically sound laboratory controls 21 CFR 211.160(b)
Laboratory controls do not include the establishment of scientifically sound and appropriate test procedures designed to assure that in-process materials and drug products conform to appropriate standards of identity, strength, quality and purity. - Data secured in course of each test 21 CFR 211.194(a)(4)
Laboratory records do not include a complete record of all data secured in the course of each test, including all spectra from laboratory instrumentation, properly identified to show the drug product tested. - Procedures to be written and followed 21 CFR 211.198(a)
Procedures describing the handling of all written and oral complaints regarding a drug product are not followed. - Procedures not in writing, fully followed 21 CFR 211.22(d)
The responsibilities and procedures applicable to the quality control unit are not fully followed. - Equipment Design, Size and Location 21 CFR 211.63
Equipment used in the manufacture, processing, packing or holding of drug products is not of appropriate design to facilitate operations for its intended use. - Calibration/Inspection/Checking not done 21 CFR 211.68(a)
Routine calibration of equipment is not performed according to a written program designed to assure proper performance. - Reports of Analysis (Components) 21 CFR 211.84(d)(2)
Reports of analysis from component suppliers are accepted in lieu of testing each component for conformity with all appropriate written specifications, without establishing the reliability of the supplier's analyses through appropriate validation of the supplier's test results at appropriate intervals.
Apr 27, 2018 inspection
- Buildings not maintained in good state of repair 21 CFR 211.58
Buildings used in the manufacturing, processing, packing and holding of a drug product are not maintained in a good state of repair. - Calibration/Inspection/Checking not done 21 CFR 211.68(a)
Routine checking of mechanical equipment is not performed according to a written program designed to assure proper performance. - Backup data not assured as exact and complete 21 CFR 211.68(b)
Backup data is not assured as exact, complete and secure from alteration, erasure or loss through keeping hard copy or alternate systems.
Sep 13, 2011 inspection
- Control procedures to monitor and validate performance 21 CFR 211.110(a)
Control procedures are not established which monitor the output and validate the performance of those manufacturing processes that may be responsible for causing variability in the characteristics of in-process material and the drug product. - Scientifically sound laboratory controls 21 CFR 211.160(b)
Laboratory controls do not include the establishment of scientifically sound and appropriate standards designed to assure that components conform to appropriate standards of identity, strength, quality and purity. - Annual visual exams of drug products 21 CFR 211.170(b)
Reserve samples from representative sample lots or batches of drug products selected by acceptable statistical procedures are not examined visually at least once a year for evidence of deterioration. - Items to cover on annual reviews 21 CFR 211.180(e)(2)
Written procedures are not established and followed for evaluations done at least annually and including provisions for a review of complaints, returned or salvaged drug products, and investigations conducted for each drug product. - Cleaning / Sanitizing / Maintenance 21 CFR 211.67(a)
Equipment and utensils are not cleaned and sanitized at appropriate intervals to prevent contamination that would alter the safety, identity, strength, quality or purity of the drug product.
Registered with FDA for: label; manufacture; pack.