Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Form 483 issued March 31, 2017 · Rancho Cucamonga, California

Inspection
Mar 13 – Mar 31, 2017
Observations
20
Pages
28
FEI number
3002936358

In short: On March 31, 2017, FDA issued a Form 483 with 20 observations to Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Rancho Cucamonga, California (FEI 3002936358) after an inspection that ran Mar 13 – Mar 31, 2017. The investigators were Amanda L. Fyles, Amir Alavi, Carrie A. Hughes, Jeffrey P. Raimondi, Jennifer M. Gogley, Marcus F. Yambot, Sonya L. Karsik, Walden H. Lee and Xiaohui Shen. Most observations concern design controls and production; the most-cited regulation is 21 CFR 820.30 (design controls).

At a glance

Observations span 4 systems, led by design controls.

Design controls5
Production5
Quality system4
Production & process controls2
Other4

Most cited: 21 CFR 820.30 (5×) · 211.113 (3×)

What FDA observed

Preview: the opening words of each observation

Dashed: section inferred by FDA Intel and checked against the regulation text

  1. 01

    Design plans that describe or reference the design and development activities and define responsibility for implementation…

  2. 02

    Procedures for design output have…

  3. 03

    Risk analysis is inadequate…

  4. 04

    Design input requirements were…

16 more observations

Plus the full detail behind each one, exactly as FDA wrote it.

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This inspection in context

Questions about this 483

What did FDA find at Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.?

FDA listed 20 observations on this Form 483, mostly about design controls, production and quality system. The most-cited regulation is 21 CFR 820.30 (design controls). The opening words of each observation are shown on this page.

Who inspected Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.?

Amanda L. Fyles, Amir Alavi, Carrie A. Hughes, Jeffrey P. Raimondi, Jennifer M. Gogley, Marcus F. Yambot, Sonya L. Karsik, Walden H. Lee and Xiaohui Shen are named on this Form 483, for the inspection of Mar 13 – Mar 31, 2017. Each investigator has a profile showing what they cite most.

When was Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. inspected by FDA?

The inspection ran Mar 13 – Mar 31, 2017, and the Form 483 is dated March 31, 2017.

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