Third Party GMP Auditing

There are two different types of pharmaceuticalcompanies all they need to know about a potential
companies; those which are big enough to havebusiness partner?
logistics for every aspect of business, and those• The pharmaceutical consultants are experts in
which use contractors for some steps on thetheir field and know what is needed from a third
production process. The first type of company is rareparty affiliate.
and there are few pharmaceutical manufacturers• They can use their industry knowledge to
who have a department for every aspect of drugcompare the company being audited to other
production from delivery and storage to sourcing rawcompanies offering the same services.
materials.• Check the suitability of the contractor to your
GMP auditing can be completed by pharmaceuticalspecific needs and requirements including price.
consulting firms on contractors and third party• Can identify the relative strengths and
organisations to assess their suitability for partnershipweaknesses of the potential partner.
with a pharmaceutical company. This can helpThe consulting auditors are more likely to get an
companies to find working partners that will bring thehonest business picture from the contractors
same standards and commitment to quality that thebecause they are not a direct client. If the contractor
company uses itself.is not suitable for you, they will also be able to
Contractors and third party operatives that arerecommend other contractors to you from their
regularly used by manufacturers include those whoexpertise in the field. These advantages make it an
specialise in packing, storage and distribution, testing,easy decision to make when you are deciding
supplying raw materials, computers and software andwhether or not to have a third party GMP audit
engineering among many others.carried out on a potential business partner.
But how is GMP auditing able to tell pharmaceutical