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Are Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Manufacturers Compliant With New FDA GMP Guidance?

Written by Deb Bartel | December 10, 2016
In September, the FDA published Good Manufacturing Practice Guidance for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients to provide API manufacturers with recommendations intended to ensure compliance with regulations.

What is in the new FDA Guidance:

This guidance document, originally published by ICH in 2000, includes recommended best practices for computer systems, such as:

  • Validation
  • System documentation
  • Security
  • Record protection and retention
  • Audit trails
  • SOPs for system use and support
  • Change management
  • Incident investigation

Do you need more help implementing these recommendations in your organization? Talk to our CSV experts about how you can update your practices for compliance.