Since its creation, PIC/S has been active in the development and promotion of harmonised GMP standards and guidance documents.
The main instrument for harmonisation has been the PIC/S GMP Guide. Originally, the latter derives from the WHO GMP Guide and has been further developed in order to comply with stringent manufacturing and health requirements, to cover new areas (e.g. biologicals) and to adapt to scientific and industrial technology (e.g. biotech).
In 1989, the EU adopted its own GMP Guide, which - in terms of GMP requirements - is equivalent to the PIC/S GMP Guide. Since that time, the EU and the PIC/S GMP Guides have been developed in parallel (both Guides are practically identical).
In addition to the GMP Guide, PIC/S has also been a pioneer in developing a number of guidelines and guidance documents such as the Site Master File, the Recommendation on Quality System Requirements for Pharmaceutical Inspectorates and the first Guideline for the Manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients. As a matter of fact, PIC/S has been instrumental in elaborating a first draft for the ICH Q7A Guide on APIs, which was finalised by ICH in 2000 and then adopted by PIC/S.
All PIC/S documents publically available are listed below and appear in alphabetical order. Protected documents are for PIC/S Members-only and require a login.
| Latest | Reference | Category | Section |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIC/S Aide Memoire on Remote Assessment | PI 057-1 | Documents for Inspectors | Guidance documents |
| PIC/S Guidance on Remote Assessments | PI 056-1 | Documents for Inspectors | Guidance documents |
| PIC/S Guidelines for Accession | PS W 14 2011 (Rev. 4) | Documents for Inspectorates | Inspectorates |
| PIC/S Guidelines for the Pre-Accession Procedure | PS W 12 2019 (Rev. 2) | Documents for Inspectorates | Inspectorates |
| Annual Report 2023 | AR 2023 | Documents for the public | Annual reports |
| Job Description for PIC/S Secretary / Executive Director | PS ADM 3 2024 | Documents for the public | Information documents |
| PIC/S Brochure 2023 | Brochure | Documents for the public | Information documents |
| Participating Authorities | PS/INF 21/2002 (Rev. 28) | Documents for Inspectorates | Inspectorates |
| Annual Report 2022 | AR 2022 | Documents for the public | Annual reports |
| PIC/S GMP Guide (PE 009-17) Introduction | PE 009-17 (Intro) | Documents for Industry | PIC/S GMP Guide |
| PIC/S GMP Guide (PE 009-17) Part I | PE 009-17 (Part I) | Documents for Industry | PIC/S GMP Guide |
| PIC/S GMP Guide (PE 009-17) Part II | PE 009-17 (Part II) | Documents for Industry | PIC/S GMP Guide |
| PIC/S GMP Guide (PE 009-17) Annexes | PE 009-17 (Annexes) | Documents for Industry | PIC/S GMP Guide |
| PIC/S Work Plan for 2023 | PS W 03 2023 | Documents for the public | Information documents |
| PIC/S Aide Memoire Inspection of GDP for Medicinal Products in the Supply Chain | PI 044-1 | Documents for Inspectors | Guidance documents |