FDA Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) for Finished Pharmaceuticals

• By: Staff Editor
• Date: February 26, 2015

Current Good Manufacturing Practices are regulations published by FDA to provide criteria for complying with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). cGMP requires all drug products that are developed and produced are safe, properly identified, of the correct quality, strength, and purity. The word “current” is used in conjunction with GMP as technologies are constantly evolving and so do the requirements to attain GMP compliance. Even though cGMP regulations have been in place since long time, the large number of 483's and warning letters demonstrate that companies have problems with implementation. The GMP regulations are codified in 21 CFR 210-211.