What The FDA’s Inspections Q&A Guidance Really Means: It’s Time To Offer Virtual Inspections

Compliance experts see possibilities in offering video tours as the FDA offers “holistic” approach to assessing sites during pandemic.

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Experts say industry should use the opportunity provided in recent guidance to volunteer information for the US Food and Drug Administration to use in lieu of site inspections it cannot conduct due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The idea is that new types of information could help persuade the agency to approve applications without inspecting manufacturing sites...

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