GMP Third-Party Audits Offered In Draft Senate User Fee Legislation
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Bipartisan group of senators unveils several draft provisions of user fee legislation, including a program to allow third-party auditors to evaluate manufacturing facility compliance with U.S. standards for drugs.
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