In March of this year, a letter was sent to Manufacturer’s “Specials” (MS) Licence holders who were involved in the manufacture of sterile products. An overview of unlicenced medicines guidance is provided here: Supply unlicensed medicinal products (specials) This was …
The purpose of this blog is to describe our approach to the validity date of UK issued certificates confirming compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Distribution Practice (GDP). Following the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency declared …
Launch of a pilot Single Inspection Program, a global approach to GMP inspections of third country manufacturers. Health Canada, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), all members of the Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme …
Following the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency declared by WHO in May 2023[1], on-site GMP and GDP inspections were restarted after being postponed or carried out remotely during the pandemic. A number of postponed inspections still need to …
I write this blog post just after returning from the 2023 MHRA GMP Symposium in London. It has been more than two years since we held our last event virtually, and over three years since we were face-to-face for the …
GMP and GCP Inspectors work closely with MHRA Clinical Trials and regularly provide support to help answer a wide range of stakeholder queries which relate to the manufacture, import, labelling, licencing requirements and general handling of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs). …
Several companies have contacted the MHRA regarding cannabis-based products for medicinal use. This blog provides information on what authorisations are required in order to manufacture within this sector of the pharmaceutical industry. For an overview of unlicensed Cannabis-Based Products for …
In March 2020 the MHRA Inspectorate published a blog post in which we announced that until further notice we would only conduct on-site inspections linked to the UK Government’s COVID-19 response or any other potential serious public health risk. In …
New GMP requirements from 31 January 2022 Monday 31 January 2022 saw the Clinical Trial regulation (CTR) come into force in the European Union, and with it, the Commission guidelines on good manufacturing practice for investigational medicinal products for human …
A link to the newly published ICMRA paper, which provides a valuable insight into how global regulators have managed regulatory oversight, inspections and assessments during the pandemic to support both the COVID-19 response, and also ‘business as usual’ GMP and GCP inspections.
