Revised IPEC GDP Audit Guide for Pharmaceutical Excipients
Recommendation

6/7 May 2026
Copenhagen, Denmark
The International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council Federation (IPEC Federation) announced the availability of the revised IPEC Good Distribution Practices Audit Guide for Pharmaceutical Excipients (Version 3, 2021).
In a press release dated 14 September 2021 it says that "the revised IPEC Federation Good Distribution Practices Audit Guide has been developed by a team consisting of members from IPEC Europe and IPEC-Americas. This document is a consolidation and revision of IPEC Europe’s GDP Audit guideline (2011) and IPEC-Americas GDP Audit Guide for North American distribution of pharmaceutical excipients (2011)."
Currently the guide is only available to IPEC members. After a three-month period, the guide will be made available to the general public.
You can find more detailed information on the IPEC Federation's website.
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