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What is GMP?

GMP stands for Good Manufacturing Practice for medicinal products.
(cGMP = current Good Manufacturing Practice) 

GMP protects patients. GMP ensures that they receive medicinal products of uncompromised high quality. Compliance with these quality standards is imperative during the manufacture, processing, packaging and storage of medicinal products. Manufacturing authorisation will be denied to any company that fails to comply with GMP regulations.

Who issues GMP regulations?

  • Government bodies
  • Ministries
  • International organisations

What forms can these GMP regulations take?

  • Laws
  • Regulations
  • Guidelines

Their goal is to put safe and effective medicinal products on the market with no harm to the patients. 

Who has to comply with GMP regulations?

Anyone who takes part in the production of medicinal products or active pharmaceutical ingredients must comply with GMP regulations, regardless of whether that individual is employed in 

  • Executive Management, 
  • Quality Management, 
  • Production, 
  • Quality Control or 
  • Engineering

of a pharmaceutical company or supplier. Every employee must know, follow and implement GMP regulations. 

Even small errors can have disastrous consequences. Such incidents can lead to official sanctions ranging from suspending sales or closing down the company, all the way to criminal prosecution of the persons responsible.

The great challenge is to be familiar with all requirements, to interpret them correctly and to implement them in a timely fashion.

How can you best prepare yourself?

  • proper organisation
  • appropriate processes
  • correct documentation
  • up-to-date information

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