Colombia's national list of establishments certified for Good Laboratory Practices in pharmaceutical analysis. The dataset includes certified laboratories with details on their location, certification status, and validity dates, provided by the Colombian government's open data portal. It was last updated in March 2026.
Use Cases
- Map laboratory distribution and capacity by analyzing the CIUDAD and DEPARTAMENTO columns for regional coverage gaps.
- Monitor certification validity and renewal schedules for compliance audits using the FECHA VENCIMIENTO and FECHA NOTIFICACION fields.
- Identify establishments authorized for specific analytical activities, such as stability testing or method validation, by filtering the CONCEPTO or CONCEPTO CORTO columns.
- Build a directory of certified facilities for supply chain due diligence by joining on NOMBRE ESTABLECIMIENTO and DIRECCION.
Strengths
- Provides 9 distinct columns for detailed facility and certification tracking.
- Includes temporal fields (FECHA NOTIFICACION, FECHA VENCIMIENTO) for monitoring certification lifecycle.
- Data is maintained by a national government portal (datos.gov.co) and was updated in 2026.
Limitations
- Sample data and total row count are unavailable, preventing assessment of dataset size and representativeness.
- Key metrics like the number of active certifications or geographic distribution cannot be pre-verified.
Provenance
- Source
- www.datos.gov.co (Colombian Government Open Data Portal).
- Collection Method
- Consolidated list from national regulatory certification processes.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated on 2026-03-04.
- Geography
- Colombia, indicated by department and city columns.