FDA-Inspected Site

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

6 FDA inspections are on record for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation in San Carlos, United States.

Clean· No action indicated

San Carlos, United States · Last updated July 9, 2026

Overview

  • 6 FDA inspections are on record.
  • 3 inspections produced a Form 483.
  • The most recent recorded inspection date is 2020-09-22.

At a glance

Inspections

6

Form 483s

3

EIRs

0

Last outcome

Clean

Inspection history

FDA inspections on record, most recent first.

InspectionCategoryOutcomeForm 483
17 Sep 2020 – 22 Sep 2020Human DrugsClean
6 Nov 2017 – 9 Nov 2017Human Drugs483View 483 →
12 Oct 2016 – 14 Oct 2016Medical Devices & Rad HealthClean
8 Jul 2015 – 17 Jul 2015Human Drugs483View 483 →
25 Aug 2014 – 4 Sep 2014Human DrugsClean
27 Sep 2012Not recorded483On file

Observations on record

Form 483 observations cited at this site, most recent first.

9 Nov 2017
21 CFR 211.67(b)

Written procedures fail to include

Cited by Kristin M Abaonza, Ashar P Parikh, Yong Hu

17 Jul 2015
21 CFR 211.166(a)(4)

Testing in same container - closure system

Cited by Lucila B Nwatu, Darren S Brown, Robert D Tollefsen

17 Jul 2015
21 CFR 211.170(b)

Reserve samples identified, representative, stored

Cited by Lucila B Nwatu, Darren S Brown, Robert D Tollefsen

17 Jul 2015
21 CFR 211.188(b)(8)

Labeling control records including specimens or copies

Cited by Lucila B Nwatu, Darren S Brown, Robert D Tollefsen

17 Jul 2015
21 CFR 211.160(b)(4)

Establishment of calibration procedures

Cited by Lucila B Nwatu, Darren S Brown, Robert D Tollefsen

Investigators

FDA investigators tied to this site in the record.

Recurring citations

CFR citation patterns observed across this site's inspections.

CitationWhat it coversCited
21 CFR 211.160(b)(4)Cited across public-safe Form 483 observations1x
21 CFR 211.166(a)(2)Cited across public-safe Form 483 observations1x
21 CFR 211.166(a)(4)Cited across public-safe Form 483 observations1x
21 CFR 211.170(b)Cited across public-safe Form 483 observations1x
21 CFR 211.188(b)(8)Cited across public-safe Form 483 observations1x
21 CFR 211.67(b)Cited across public-safe Form 483 observations1x

Full site report

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