The US Food and Drug Administration on 22 July said it will keep doing remote regulatory assessments of drug manufacturing plants, clinical investigator sites and other FDA-regulated establishments, even when the COVID-19 pandemic no longer prevents travel for site inspections – and provided some insight into why.
US FDA Explains How It Is Embracing Remote Assessments Post-Pandemic
Agency provides new details on plans for various remote methods of assessing manufacturing establishments that became popular when investigators were prevented by COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions from visiting sites in person.
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