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Information on Dossier Assessments

A manufacturer wishing their medicinal products to be included in the prequalified products list must submit extensive information on the product (or products) to allow qualified teams of assessors to comprehensively evaluate its quality, safety and efficacy. The manufacturer must also open its manufacturing and clinical sites to an inspection team to assess compliance with WHO Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and WHO Good Clinical Practices (GCP) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), respectively.

Dossier assessments

A team of assessors evaluates all the data presented in each part of the dossier (Quality and Efficacy/Safety). When both parts of the dossier are judged as being in compliance with the Prequalification Programme guidelines the dossier will be accepted.

The list of product dossiers currently under scientific evaluation in the Prequalification Programme:

Notice of Suspension

Prequalification of a product

When both the product dossier and all relevant manufacturing and clinical sites have been found acceptable the product can be prequalified and listed on the Prequalification Programme website, together with the applicant's name and the corresponding manufacturing site of the finished product.

The purpose of the WHO Public Assessment Report (WHOPAR) is to provide all interested parties with transparent access to information on the procedure followed for the assessment of a pharmaceutical product, which has been prequalified. In addition, the WHOPAR aims to provide relevant information on the product’s quality, safety and efficacy.