Swedish initiative for green medicine production

The Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA) has published a report on how environmental standards in pharmaceutical production can be sharpened within the EU. The proposal is unique and forces all manufacturers to follow the GMP rules on pharmaceuticals sold on the EU markets. In recent years, manufacturing of pharmaceuticals in low cost countries like India and China has drawn attention because of the environmental impact.

Source: MPA RSS news - - July 4, 2011 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Medical Products Agency, Sweden Source Type: news