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European Inspectors Spot GMP Deficiencies In India During ‘Virtual Tours’

It Almost Felt Like We Were There, Says EDQM Inspector

 
• By Vibha Sharma

A senior inspector at the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare explained how some “out-of-the-box thinking” was leading to a new approach for inspecting companies. 

3D Illustration of a wearable computer technology with an optical head-mounted display
EDQM is experimenting with head-mounted cameras to conduct remote inspections • Source: Shutterstock

The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) is planning to make “real-time remote inspections” a permanent feature of its good manufacturing practice (GMP) inspection program following early positive results from an ongoing pilot.

The pilot was initiated after COVID-19-related travel restrictions led to the postponement of onsite inspections

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