151 – Primary Packaging/Container Closure Change Guidance, Post-Approval Changes, Sponsor/Supplier Relationships, Purchasing Controls and Tubular vs. Molded Glass with Fran Degrazio

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August 28, 2024

151 – Primary Packaging/Container Closure Change Guidance, Post-Approval Changes, Sponsor/Supplier Relationships, Purchasing Controls and Tubular vs. Molded Glass with Fran Degrazio

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Show Notes

On this episode, I was joined by Fran Degrazio, President & Principal Consultant at Strategic Parenteral Solutions and Executive Editor at Drug Delivery Leader. On this episode, Fran discusses:

Timestamps

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 02:29 Understanding the FDA's New Guidance:
  • 05:05 Challenges in Supplier Management and the
  • 08:22 Navigating Change Management
  • 11:43 Insights on Regulatory Compliance
  • 25:26 The Importance of Dimensional Tolerances
  • 32:56 Closing Thoughts

Fran DeGrazio is President & Principal Consultant at Strategic Parenteral Solutions and the former Chief Scientific Officer at West Pharmaceuticals. She has been in the pharmaceutical packaging industry for over 35 years with extensive expertise in the area of delivery of injectable drug products, such as vial/closure combinations, pre-fillable syringe systems, and injectable combination products.

Throughout her tenure at West, DeGrazio has served in various functions within the analytical laboratory, research and development, and quality assurance/regulatory areas. DeGrazio is an active member of the PDA PMF Visible Particulate Task Force leadership team and the IPAC-RS Materials Working Group. She has also received the Healthcare Business Woman’s Association Luminary Award for West Pharmaceutical Services in 2017 and the Philadelphia Business Journal Healthcare Innovators Award in 2018.

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