"Guidance for Industry: Manufacturing Biological Intermediates and Biological Drug Substances Using Spore-Forming Microorganisms"; Availability

Zusammenfassung

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Manufacturing Biological Intermediates and Biological Drug Substances Using Spore-Forming Microorganisms" dated September 2007. The guidance document is intended to provide guidance to manufacturers using spore- forming microorganisms in the production of certain biological products. The guidance document provides recommendations to industry in response to changes made to the requirements for spore-forming microorganisms to allow greater flexibility in manufacturing. The guidance announced in this notice finalizes the draft guidance entitled "Guidance for Industry: Manufacturing Biological Drug Substances, Intermediates, or Products Using Spore-Forming Microorganisms" dated February 2005.