EU, US Finally Agree On Mutual Recognition Of GMP Inspections

03 Mar 2017

Reliance on each other’s good manufacturing practice reports should allow EU and US regulators to better focus their limited inspection resources on drug manufacturers in other countries around the world.

PS1703_Business-Deal-Tangled-Roads_1200x675 — EU-US regulators agree on mutual recognition of drug inspections • Source: Shutterstock

EU and US officials have finally signed an agreement that allows their drug regulators to rely on each other’s good manufacturing practice inspections conducted within their respective territories.

The agreement represents the culmination of nearly three years of EU and US co-operation under the Mutual Reliance...