Vietnam Delays GMP Compliance For Two More Years
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Vietnam has decided to put off Good Manufacturing Practices requirements until 2010 instead of ordering them this month as planned. The Ministry of Health acted after pharmaceutical industry representatives appealed for more time because of the high cost many face in having to comply with the GMP standards. The head of Central 2 Pharmaceutical, which is compliant, said it had to spend $7 million over two years to change its factory and production line to meet the standards. He said many other companies would have great difficulty in raising the money needed to comply. (Click here for more