Drug factory · FDA FEI 1911445
Haleon US Inc.
10401 HWY 6, Lincoln, NE, United States
Problems found, fixed voluntarily at FDA's last inspection, Sep 30, 2021.
Voluntary Action Indicated: inspectors found problems, but not serious enough for FDA to take action. The company is expected to fix them.
10 drug inspections on record since 2009: 4 with no problems, 4 with problems fixed voluntarily, 2 with FDA action.
What it does, for whom
| Drug | Role | For | NDC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fentanyl | Makes it | ProStrakan, Inc. | 42747-221, 42747-222, 42747-223 +3 |
FDA inspection history
| Ended | Result | Program | Problems noted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2021 | Problems found, fixed voluntarily | Drug Quality Assurance | 5 |
| Feb 22, 2017 | No problems found | Drug Quality Assurance | — |
| Aug 30, 2016 | No problems found | Drug Quality Assurance | — |
| Oct 21, 2013 | No problems found | Drug Quality Assurance | — |
| Feb 14, 2013 | Serious problems, FDA action | Drug Quality Assurance | 9 |
| Aug 10, 2012 | No problems found | Drug Quality Assurance | — |
| Jan 20, 2012 | Serious problems, FDA action | Drug Quality Assurance | 10 |
| Jul 8, 2011 | Problems found, fixed voluntarily | Drug Quality Assurance | 13 |
| Apr 16, 2010 | Problems found, fixed voluntarily | Drug Quality Assurance | — |
| Apr 9, 2009 | Problems found, fixed voluntarily | Drug Quality Assurance | — |
What inspectors wrote down
From FDA's Form 483 citations: conditions an investigator observed that may violate drug manufacturing rules, as FDA published them.
Sep 30, 2021 inspection
- Procedures for non-sterile drug products 21 CFR 211.113(a)
Procedures designed to prevent objectionable microorganisms in drug products not required to be sterile are not established, written and followed. - Valid stability test methods 21 CFR 211.166(a)(3)
The written stability program for drug products does not include reliable, meaningful and specific test methods. - Investigations of discrepancies, failures 21 CFR 211.192
There is a failure to thoroughly review the failure of a batch or any of its components to meet any of its specifications whether or not the batch has been already distributed. - Procedures not in writing, fully followed 21 CFR 211.22(d)
The responsibilities and procedures applicable to the quality control unit are not in writing and fully followed. - Written procedures not established/followed 21 CFR 211.67(b)
Written procedures are not established and followed for the cleaning and maintenance of equipment, including utensils, used in the manufacture, processing, packing or holding of a drug product.
Feb 14, 2013 inspection
- Procedure Deviations Recorded and Justified 21 CFR 211.100(b)
Deviations from written production and process control procedures are not justified. - Lack of written stability program 21 CFR 211.166(a)
There is no written testing program designed to assess the stability characteristics of drug products. - Review of representative number of batches 21 CFR 211.180(e)(1)
Written procedures are not followed for evaluations conducted at least annually to review records associated with a representative number of batches, whether approved or rejected. - Extent of discrepancy, failure investigations 21 CFR 211.192
Investigations of an unexplained discrepancy did not extend to other batches of the same drug product and other drug products that may have been associated with the specific failure or discrepancy. - Written record of investigation incomplete 21 CFR 211.192
Written records of investigations into unexplained discrepancies do not always include the conclusions and follow-up. - Complaint Handling Procedure 21 CFR 211.198(a)
Procedures describing the handling of written and oral complaints related to drug products are not written or 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. - Protection from external factors 21 CFR 211.94(b)
Container closure systems do not provide adequate protection against foreseeable external factors in storage and use that can cause deterioration or contamination of the drug product. - Failure to meet specifications 21 CFR 314.81(b)(1)(ii)
An NDA-Field Alert Report was not submitted within three working days of receipt of information concerning a failure of one or more distributed batches of a drug to meet the specifications established for it in the application.
Jan 20, 2012 inspection
- Procedure Deviations Recorded and Justified 21 CFR 211.100(b)
Deviations from written production and process control procedures are not justified. - Items to cover on annual reviews 21 CFR 211.180(e)(2)
Written procedures are not followed for evaluations done at least annually and including provisions for a review of complaints, recalls, returned or salvaged drug products, and investigations conducted for each drug product. - Extent of discrepancy, failure investigations 21 CFR 211.192
Investigations of an unexplained discrepancy did not extend to other batches of the same drug product and other drug products that may have been associated with the specific failure or discrepancy. - Written record of investigation incomplete 21 CFR 211.192
Written records of investigations into unexplained discrepancies do not always include the conclusions and follow-up. - 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. - GMP Training Frequency 21 CFR 211.25(a)
GMP training is not conducted with sufficient frequency to assure that employees remain familiar with CGMP requirements applicable to them. - Inadequate number of personnel 21 CFR 211.25(c)
The number of qualified personnel is inadequate to perform and supervise the manufacture, processing, packing, and holding of each drug product. - Cleaning / Sanitizing / Maintenance 21 CFR 211.67(a)
Equipment and utensils are not cleaned and maintained at appropriate intervals to prevent contamination that would alter the safety, identity, strength, quality or purity of the drug product. - Mix-up 21 CFR 314.81(b)(1)(i)
An NDA-Field Alert Report was not submitted within three working days of receipt of information concerning an incident that caused a drug product or its labeling to be mistaken for and applied to another article.
Jul 8, 2011 inspection
- Procedure Deviations Recorded and Justified 21 CFR 211.100(b)
Deviations from written production and process control procedures are not recorded and justified. - Distinctive ID or code not recorded in batch record 21 CFR 211.105(b)
The batch records do not record the distinctive identification number, code, and name of equipment to identify major equipment to show the specific equipment used in the manufacture of a batch of a drug product. - Written records kept in individual logs 21 CFR 211.182
Written records of major equipment cleaning, maintenance, and use are not included in individual equipment logs. - Extent of discrepancy, failure investigations 21 CFR 211.192
Investigations of an unexplained discrepancy did not extend to other batches of the same drug product and other drug products that may have been associated with the specific failure or discrepancy. - No written record of investigation 21 CFR 211.192
Written records are not always made of investigations into unexplained discrepancies and the failure of a batch or any of its components to meet specifications. - Written record of investigation incomplete 21 CFR 211.192
Written records of investigations into unexplained discrepancies do not always include the conclusions and follow-up. - Complaint Handling Procedure 21 CFR 211.198(a)
Procedures describing the handling of written and oral complaints related to drug products are not written or followed. - Complaints reviewed by Quality Control Unit 21 CFR 211.198(a)
Written procedures describing the handling of complaints do not include provisions for review by the quality control unit of any complaint involving the possible failure of a drug product to meet any of its specifications, a determination as to the need for an investigation of any unexplained discrepancy, and explaining the reasons for the failure of the batch or any of its components to meet specifications. - Written record of complaint to include findings, follow-up 21 CFR 211.198(b)(2)
Written records of investigation of a drug complaint do not include the findings of the investigation and the follow-up. - 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. - GMP Training Frequency 21 CFR 211.25(a)
GMP training is not conducted with sufficient frequency to assure that employees remain familiar with CGMP requirements applicable to them. - Inadequate number of personnel 21 CFR 211.25(c)
The number of qualified personnel is inadequate to perform and supervise the manufacture, processing, packing, and holding of each drug product. - Mix-up 21 CFR 314.81(b)(1)(i)
An NDA-Field Alert Report was not submitted within three working days of receipt of information concerning an incident that caused a drug product or its labeling to be mistaken for another article.
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