Unannounced Foreign Drug Inspection Pilot, Other US Inspection Measures Enacted
Executive Summary
A suite of pharmaceutical inspection measures stripped from the user fee renewal legislation were added to the US FY 2023 spending law, including provisions for new inspection priorities, remote alternatives, mutual reliance, internal FDA coordination and unannounced foreign inspections.
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