Featured Pharma Online Editorial

  1. Controls For Retrieval-Augmented Generation In GxP 9/1/2026

    Validation teams deal with inherent variability all the time. The same principles for GMP — think visual inspection — can apply to probabilistic AI systems.

  2. FDA Issues New Guidance On Therapeutic Equivalence 9/1/2026

    The FDA has issued a new guidance document, Evaluation of Therapeutic Equivalence, clarifying the scientific and regulatory principles. What does this mean for drug developers and manufacturers?

  3. Implementing AI Solutions In GMP While Managing Risk 8/28/2026

    When using artificial intelligence in GMP settings, risk management extends far beyond  validation. This discussion explores moving AI solutions out of the pilot phase.

  4. Can U.S. Policy Bring Generic Drug Manufacturing Back Home? 8/25/2026

    Generic medicines imported into the U.S. were not subject to the recently imposed tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals, but President Trump posted in July that this could change within two years.

  5. Implementing And Optimizing Your eQMS 8/25/2026

    This article addresses everything that follows the signed contract for an eQMS: how a system is configured, validated, adopted, and maintained.

  6. The Complex Anatomy Of An ADC Tech Transfer 8/20/2026

    Unlike traditional biologics tech transfer, antibody-drug conjugates have many more moving parts. Here are some of the unique challenges that require close attention.

  7. A Much-Improved Approach For Understanding And Managing Safety Risks 8/18/2026

    Learn how causal mechanism and effect analysis (CMEA) and its principles can be used to develop and maintain safer working environments in the pharma/biotech and medical device industries.

  8. CSV Assumes The AI System Sits Still — It Doesn't. 8/17/2026

    The computer system validation playbook was written for software that holds its shape. AI doesn't. Validating it has to become an act of governance.

  9. AI Needs Human Oversight To Better GMP Documentation 8/12/2026

    In a Pharmaceutical Online Live discussion on building inspection-ready systems with digital documentation, panelists emphasized that AI can accelerate review, trend analysis, and inspection response, but only when governed, validated, and kept firmly under human quality oversight.

  10. July Update — U.S. Generic Drug Tariffs: Implications For Pharma And Outsourcing 8/7/2026

    Mathini Ilancheran updates us on how delayed U.S. tariffs on generic drug imports could reshape supply, sourcing, and trial planning.