UK ‘Needs To Be On EU’s API White List’ Post-Brexit

The UK pharmaceutical industry is concerned about potential barriers to trade that might arise with the EU post-Brexit, especially if co-operation mechanisms such as mutual recognition agreements are not in place by the time the UK leaves. API manufacturers have specific worries, but there won’t be answers for some time.

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EU trade barriers post-Brexit could cause access problems for UK drug companies • Source: Shutterstock

Active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturers in the UK seeking to export to the EU post-Brexit could in theory be required in advance to have written confirmation from the country’s regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), that they comply with EU good manufacturing practices (GMP).

Getting on the EU’s so-called “white list” of accredited countries whose GMP framework is considered equivalent to that of the...

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