AUTHOR=Sun Jinyao , Guo Lubo , Shi Zhixiang , Wu Fang , Zhang Yongze 

TITLE=Training and practice for drug inspectors in China: experiences, challenges, and developments

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2025

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1571922

DOI=10.3389/fmed.2025.1571922

ISSN=2296-858X

ABSTRACT=The professional level and inspection ability of drug inspectors directly determine the quality of inspection and affect drug safety. Drug inspectors need to guarantee that they can effectively perform their duties and better provide reliable supervision by receiving strict qualification authentication, systematic professional training, and standardized behavior management. This paper highlights the current situation of training and practice for drug inspectors in China, particularly the development and achievements in recent years, and examines the current challenges and opportunities facing the drug inspector training system in China and proposes some recommendations for improving the drug inspector training system, aiming to provide some insights for improving the overall quality and modernizing the inspection abilities of drug inspectors in China.