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FDA 483s, Impact on Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

The FDA Form 483 notifies FD&C Act and related statutes 1. Official Action Indicated
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objectionable conditions (observed Service Act. The pharmaceutical outcome was unsatisfactory and
deficiencies). At the conclusion of or drug quality related regulations the facility is considered to be in an
a FDA Inspection, the Inspector/s appear in several parts of Title unacceptable state of compliance
document observations of 21. These regulations enable a with regards to CGMP and may
deviations from the codified common understanding of the be subject to a CGMP regulatory
regulations on FDA Form 483 and regulatory process by describing or enforcement action. FDA may
the FDA Form 483 is presented and the requirements to be followed by withhold approval of any pending
discussed with the firm’s senior drug manufacturers, applicants and applications or supplements in
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management. FDA 483s are not an FDA. which this facility is listed.
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Source - https://datadashboard.fda.gov/ora/cd/Inspections.htm Source - https://datadashboard.fda.gov/ora/cd/Inspections.htm
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