The GMP/GDP status of a company should be easily accessible to all companies, authorities and persons via the portal. Furthermore, SwissGMDP enables a retrieval of all licence holders with a valid operating licence, including their locations and approved activities, and will replace the previous list of licence holders.

Summarised, the SwissGMDP database will:

• be accessible to the general public,
• provide free access to electronic GMP/GDP certificates
• also include Switzerland-specific activities
• allow access to GDP certificates of companies with only GDP related activities in their licences,
• improve the exchange of information between regulators and the public, including the pharmaceutical industry,
• contribute to the protection of the drug distribution chain and the active ingredient supply chain by facilitating the verification of legitimate operators,
• greatly reduce the expenses of most companies for the issuance of GMP/GDP certificates, as all GMP/GDP certificates are available free of charge.

To maintain the SwissGMDP database, there will be a small fee for each application- or inspection-driven update of the GMP/GDP-relevant data. The database is expected to go live on the Swissmedic website in the first quarter of 2024. The exact date will be announced in due time.

Source:

Swissmedic: SwissGMDP Database