FDA's Kopcha Says New Inspection Protocols May Never Be Disclosed
Executive Summary
Head of US FDA's Office of Pharmaceutical Quality says agency doesn't want pharmaceutical companies to know just how they will be inspected under the emerging standardized 'NIPP' approach, lest they use that knowledge to game the process.
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