GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE
INTRODUCTION What is GMP? Good manufacturing practice (GMP) comprises that part of quality assurance aimed at ensuring that a product is consistently manufactured to a quality appropriated to its intended use. GMP requires that the manufacturing process is fully defined before it is initiated and that all necessary facilities are provided. In practice, this means that personnel must be adequately trained, suitable premises and equipment used, correct materials used, approved procedures adopted, suitable and transport facilities available and appropriate records made. The quality of pharmaceutical products depends on the degree of care taken in its preparation. Final checks carried out on the finished products are useful in confirming that the correct ingredients have been used and that that materials have been correctly processed. It is however essential that proper in process control is exercised and that it is adequately documented to provide ...