Preparation is key for remote vendor and contract partner audits.
Succeeding with Remote Audits
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted pharma companies to explore alternate communication forms, including video conferencing and streaming video to conduct remote inspections and audits. Preparation is key for remote vendor and contract partner audits and should be part of the company’s quality management system.
Read this article in BioPharm International’s Partnerships for Outsourcing May 2021 eBook.
Mike Kawano is director of Vault Quality at Veeva Systems.
BioPharm International
eBook: Partnerships for Outsourcing, May 2021
May 2021
Pages: 24–26
When referring to this article, please cite it as M. Kwano, “Succeeding with Remote Audits," BioPharm International Partnerships for Outsourcing eBook (May 2021).
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