Health products policy and standards
Our team provides authoritative guidance and standards on quality, safety and efficacy of health products and supports countries to formulate evidence-based policies and ensure good practice throughout the value chain.
Inspections
Inspections are part of the overall quality management system. The objective of inspecting pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities is either to enforce Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) compliance or to provide authorization to manufacture specific pharmaceutical products, usually in relation to an application for marketing authorization. A further aspect of pharmaceutical inspection is monitoring the quality of pharmaceutical products in distribution channels, from the point of manufacture to delivery to the recipient, as a means of eliminating the hazard posed by the infiltration of falsified medicines.