US FDA’s ‘Mature’ Approach To Quality: ‘Encourage More, Punish Less’

Proposed ‘Quality Management Maturity’ rating system would be a way to be more ‘proactive and rewarding’ rather than ‘punitive’ when it comes to oversight of pharmaceutical manufacturing. The initiative is clearly important to the head of FDA’s drug quality office.

Carrot and stick
The US FDA hopes to emphasize carrots instead of sticks in its QMM initiative. • Source: Shutterstock

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