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2023 Taiwan Food and
Drug Administration
Annual Report
anniversary of PIC/S membership. TFDA host
the "40th Anniversary of GMP Implementation
for western medicinal products and the 10th
Anniversary of PIC/S Membership" event on
12th September 2022 to review the progress
of the implementation of GMP for Taiwan's
pharmaceutical industry over the past 40 years
as well as future prospects.
▍ Implementation Strategy
I. Salute to heroes behind the
scenes in promoting GMP for
medicinal products
Vice President Ching-Te Lai attended the
event. He presented awards to 11 contributors
in the implementation of GMP for medicinal
products, thanked those crucial promoters of
the policy to be in line with the international
GMP, and the heroes behind the scenes who
had helped the industry grow and upgrade. He
also encouraged the pharmaceutical industry
to continue developing precision medicine and
health digitalization based on a firm foundation
of PIC/S GMP so that Taiwan will become an
important hub for the global precision health
industry.
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II. Guardance of pharmaceutical
quality and up to
internationalization
Becoming a PIC/S member is an
important milestone for pharmaceutical
administration in our country and also the
starting point for TFDA to devote itself to
international affairs and to safeguard the
manufacturing quality around the world
with the other 54 PIC/S members. Paul
Gustafson, the PIC/S chairman, expressed his
congratulations via video and praised TFDA
for its proactive involvement in the revision
of international GMP regulations. GMP
inspectors around the world have atteneded
conferences in Taiwan many times to discuss
the harmonization of GMP regulations together
and to deepen collaborated partnerships with
other countries. The efforts TFDA has made
in quality management for medicinal products
are seen by everyone and he also gives TFDA
an affirmation of contribution in safeguarding
medication quality in the international society.
III. Elites gathered together to
be prepared for the future
Elites gathered at the event. Minister
Jui-Yuan Hsueh of the Ministry of Health
and Welfare had an opening speech,
encouraging pharmaceutical industry to
produce medicinal products with high-quality