Regulatory Affairs is an industry that oversees how foods, drugs, and medical products are developed, tested, manufactured, marketed, and distributed to certify that they meet regulatory standards for human use. Regulatory Affairs department of a pharmaceutical company is responsible for obtaining approval for new pharmaceutical products and ensuring that approval is maintained for as long as the company wants to keep the product on the market. The manufacturers’ compliance with applicable global legislative and regulatory requirements at each stage of product development is one such activity solely dependent on Regulatory Affairs professionals. In the drug, medical device, and biologic product industries, these phases include: research and development, clinical trials, regulatory submissions, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, reimbursement, and post-market surveillance. Regulatory professionals remained engaged with various products, facilities, manufacturing operations, and distributors along the farm-to-fork lifecycle in the food and related industries.

The in depth development and distribution of medical technological advancements and drugs, disease-free food, improving people’s health and welfare around the world is all looked after by these professionals.