title: Preparing for more active market surveillance.
abstract: Competent Authorities are developing increasingly active market surveillance programmes. As a result, they are initiating or broadening the scope of inspection visits. This article discusses the manner in which some of these visits are being conducted and actions that should be taken to prepare for them.
authors.affiliation: Donawa Consulting, Rome, Italy. medonawa@donawa.com
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Donawa
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D005062:European Union; D033161:Government Regulation; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*