FDA Puts Finishing Touches On Draft Guidance To Set Case For Quality VIP Program In Stone

The goal of the guidance is to make the Case for Quality Voluntary Improvement Program, or CfQ VIP, “more official” at the US FDA, an agency official says. CfQ VIP aims to elevate product, manufacturing and process quality at medical device firms.

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The US Food and Drug Administration is putting the finishing touches on a draft guidance document that will officially recognize a program that aims to advance quality in medical devices and their manufacturing.

“Our VIP Program – we’ve gone through several stages, we’ve gone through a pilot, and it very recently was operationalized...

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