Golden Rules of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)

The basic rules in any good manufacturing practice (GMP) regulations postulate that the pharmaceutical manufacturer must maintain appropriate documentation and records. Documentation helps to build up a detailed interpretation of what a manufacturing function has done in the past and what it is doing now and, thus, it provides a base for planning what it is going to do in the future. Regulatory evaluators, during their inspections of manufacturing sites, often devote much time on examining a company’s documents and records. Effective documentation boosts the visibility of the quality assurance system.