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GCP is an international quality standard that is provided by the International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH), an international body that defines standards that governments can transpose into regulations for clinical trials involving human subjects. It controls experimentation on humans done for the sake of advancement in medical sciences and serves as a quality benchmark as well as a moderator that keeps such experimentation in check.

GLP is the nonclinical counterpart for GCP. These guidelines apply to nonclinical studies conducted for the assessment of the safety or efficacy of chemicals (including pharmaceuticals) to humans, animals and the environment.

GMP consolidates the practices required to conform to the guidelines recommended by agencies that control authorization and licensing for the manufacture and sale of food, drug and active pharmaceutical products. These guidelines provide minimum requirements that a pharmaceutical or a food product manufacturer must meet to ensure that the products are of high quality and do not pose a risk to the consumer or public. Good manufacturing practices, along with good laboratory practices and good clinical practices are overseen by regulatory agencies in the United States, Canada, Europe, China and other countries.

GxP is a collection of guidelines and regulations created to ensure that medical products are safe, effective and adhere to quality processes during the product lifecycle from development through distribution.