英文摘要 |
To strengthen the quality management of post-marketing medicinal product, the regulatory authorities worldwide use various mechanisms, including periodic, unannounced inspections of pharmaceutical manufacturers, post-marketing monitoring mechanisms, medicinal product alert systems and recall mechanisms to ensure that the drug products produced by the pharmaceutical manufacturers are under proper control, and thus, safeguard the quality and safety of medicinal product for consumers. The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has been actively establishing a drug alert system in recent years. Other than receiving alerts from the rapid alert system of the International Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention and Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S), The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines (EDQM) and channels, such as public opinion and pharmaceutical agent self-report, the TFDA also actively searches for the GMP noncompliance alerts issued by foreign health authorities. For the medicinal products or the pharmaceutical manufacturers involved in the alert, the TFDA takes follow-up actions according to the risk level of the alert. This study analyzes the numbers, sources and follow-up actions of medicinal product, and API related alert cases between 2018 and 2021. The results show that the main source is the PIC/S rapid alert system, and among the alerts it delivered, issues related to drug quality defect account for the largest share. In addition, of all the GMP noncompliance notification, API manufacturers account for 65% of all cases. The TFDA will continue to exchange alerts with other regulatory authorities, deal with alerts in a timely manner, and improve the drug alert monitoring system, and therefore, ensure the quality and safety of drugs. |