The Federal State Institution «State Institute of Drugs and Good Practices» (also known as FSI «SID & GP») is a subordinate agency of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade. The Institute was founded in 1973. For more than 40 years, the Institute has been a major research facility in the field of pharmacy.
In 2013, the FSI «SID & GP» received accreditation as an expert organization for licensing control of pharmaceutical manufacturers during inspections conducted by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade.
In 2015, FSI «SID & GP» was authorized to conduct GMP inspections of pharmaceutical products for human use produced outside of the Russian Federation, to issue compliance verifications of pharmaceutical manufacturers with the GMP requirements.