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WHO-GMP/COPP CERTIFICATION

21st July, 2021 Health

Context

  • The Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Ltd. (IMPCL) (a Central Public Sector Enterprise) under the administrative control of Ministry of AYUSH has applied for “WHO-GMP/COPP certification for 18 Ayurvedic products.

 

About

  • The WHO GMP certificate is mandatory in most global markets for pharmaceutical companies to be able to sell medicines.
  • The manufacturer of an exporting country must be licensed by the regulatory authority of that country and comply with the WHO GMP guidelines
  • The certificate of pharmaceutical product (CPP or CoPP) is a certificate issued in the format recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

 

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1737189