FDA Flags Up Repeat Issues At Pfizer's McPherson Plant in Kansas
Executive Summary
Problems persist at Pfizer’s US manufacturing facility in McPherson, Kansas, after an FDA audit led the agency to issue a ‘Form 483’ report with eight observations, seven of which were repeated from inspections dating back to as far as 2012.
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