Resources, guidance and updates from the GDP community.
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Shipping by Road Road freight is one of the most common modalities for pharmaceutical distribution in the UK and overall, much less complex than air and ocean transport. The process will differ slightly depending on if your freight is leaving the UK...
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Protecting the Goods At Sea Sea-going cargo carries less handling and temperature risk overall. However, risk is introduced elsewhere. It’s easy to see how different risks are introduced when so many subcontractors are handling the cargo, and the...
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Transport by Air The global supply chain is vast, complex, and heavily relied on to ensure the movement and supply of pharmaceutical products. In 2022, the UK imported £30.8 billion worth of medicinal product and exported over £25.4 billion. How do...
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The Neccessity of Assessing the Route Unless you’re a global sized pharma company with a beautifully resourced quality department, route risk assessments can be a challenge. When we say “challenge”, we mean in terms of the time it can consume, and...
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Training Keeps the Supply Chain Healthy It has been apparent for some time that more robust training is needed around the transport aspect of pharmaceutical distribution – specifically the risks associated with the different modes and how to...
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Why does Good Distribution Practice matter? The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most regulated and quality-sensitive sectors in the world. The quality and safety of medicines depend not only on how they are manufactured, but also on how they...
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Product Recalls: Why are they necessary? Medicinal products are subject to strict quality and safety standards and regulations to ensure that they are effective and do not pose unacceptable risks to patients and the public. However, sometimes...
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The Importance of Self-Inspections and First Party Audits If you are a wholesale distributor of medicinal products, you need to comply with the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) guidelines issued by the European Commission and the Medicines and...
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Who Needs a WDA (H)? Anyone who procures, stores, or supplies medicines to anyone other than the patient using the medicine needs a WDA (H). This includes wholesalers, distributors, importers and exporters. Online retailers of medicines do not...
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Why are GDP guidelines important?GDP guidelines for medicinal products are a set of rules and recommendations that aim to ensure the quality and integrity of medicinal products throughout the distribution chain. These guidelines cover all activities...
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