In the pharmaceutical environment, the use of good practices is mandatory. The most prominent procedures are to be found in manufacturing (GMP), distribution (GDP), and documentation (GDocP). This type of abbreviation is also commonly used in clinical practice (GCP), in laboratory work (GLP), in automated manufacturing (GAMP) and in pharmacovigilance (GVP). The European Medicines Agency (EMA) provides guidelines for defining and safeguarding these practices. In the U.S., the FDA provides similar guidelines. GxP stands for Good ‘X’ Practice where ‘X’ is used as a collective term for the middle noun: GDP – Good Distribution Practice GCP – Good Clinical Practice GLP – Good Laboratory Practice GMP (or cGMP) – Good Manufacturing Practice or current Good Manufacturing Practice GPvP – Good Pharmacovigilance Practice GDocP – Good Documentation Practice GEP – Good Engineering Practice GAMP – Good Automated Manufacturing