Pharmaceutical GMP: past, present, and future--a review.

Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) is a set of regulations, codes, and guidelines for the manufacture of drug substances and drug products, medical devices, in vivo and in vitro diagnostic products, and foods. GMP term that is recognized worldwide for the control and management of manufacturing and quality control testing of pharmaceutical products. Everyone in the pharmaceutical industry should know the story of how the good manufacturing practices (GMPs) have come to be. Most requirements were put in place as responses to tragic circumstances and to prevent future tragedies. To obtain and maintain GMP compliance, one should know the precedent of the GMP. The present review highlights past, present and future of GMP.