FDA GMP Warning Letters Review: Foreign Drug Product Firms Hit Hard On GMP Basics
Executive Summary
Many of the 30 drug product firms that received FDA warning letters in 2016 were foreign cosmetics and hygiene manufacturers that appeared to need education on US GMP requirements. Another major focus in letters to drug product firms last year was sterility assurance in the US and abroad.
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