US FDA Eases Changes For Certain Sterile Injectable Container Closure Materials
Executive Summary
To mitigate pandemic disruption of component supply chains, the US FDA said it will downgrade some post-approval change categories for sterile drug container closure systems. The downgrade will cover drugs in shortage and those used to treat COVID-19.
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