Can the FDA Direct You to Hire a Consultant?

Last week, the FDA directed a South Korean drug manufacturer to hire a consultant to help with numerous non-compliance observations during an audit of their manufacturing facilities in South Korea. Such “suggestions” to audited parties to hire external experts are occasionally made in Warning Letters. But are the manufacturers obliged to follow through?  FDA audits … Read more

FDA Warning Letter to an Online Illegal Ozempic Seller

Earlier this month, the FDA issued a Warning Letter to an online pharmacy selling a generic version of GLP-1 analog, semaglutide, and in the process highlighted the limitations of such FDA actions for online pharmacies selling illegal products. So long as the consumers are willing to risk buying products online from dubious companies, the FDA … Read more