This section provides you with all the latest news and hot topics on Good Distribution Practice (GDP).
News and hot topics
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04 May 2012 | Supply of medicines by pharmacy to healthcare professionals
This note provides guidance for pharmacists working in registered pharmacies and in hospitals on how the MHRA, as the regulator responsible for the enforcement of EU legislation, proposes to address the implications of the necessary repeal of Section 10(7) for the supply of licensed medicines by pharmacy other than direct to the public.
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01 May 2012 | Concept paper on unique identifier for medicinal products for human use and its verification
We have published the UK government's response to the European Commission's Concept Paper on the delegated act on the detailed rules for a unique identifier for medicinal products for human use and its verification, and a covering letter addressed to the European Commission.
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05 Dec 2011 | European Commission concept paper issued on requirement for 'safety features' in line with the falsified medicines legislation
The European Commission has issued a concept paper on the requirement for safety features in line with the falsified medicines legislation
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24 Nov 2011 | Press release from the PIC/S meeting and events which took place in Cape Town, South Africa from 6 to 11 November 2011
From 6 to 11 November 2011 the Medicines Control Council (MCC) of South Africa hosted the following events in Cape Town, South Africa: PIC/S Sub-Committee on Training, PIC/S Executive Bureau, PIC/S Committee and annual PIC/S Seminar.
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01 Nov 2011 | Good Clinical Practice (GCP) forum launched
A new Agency discussion forum for Good Clinical Practice (GCP) has been launched.
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19 Sep 2011 | The wholesale of first aid kits
The MHRA has reviewed the wholesale of first aid kits to lifeboat and liferaft manufacturers and Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) service stations for the maintenance of SOLAS Category C liferafts or lifeboats.
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19 Aug 2011 | New page published on the Inspection Action Group
The Inspection Action Group (IAG) is a non-statutory, multi-disciplinary group constituted to advise the Director of the Inspection, Enforcement and Standards Division on any recommendation for regulatory or adverse licensing action appropriate to the Division.
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21 Jul 2011 | Revised European Commission guidelines on Good Distribution Practice (GDP) published for consultation
The European Commission has revised the GDP guidelines in line with the falsified medicines legislation and they have been published for consultation.
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18 Apr 2011 | Review of deficiency
The process for review of GDP deficiencies has been modified in order to keep pace with the rapidly changing supply chain environment and improve customer focus.
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04 Apr 2011 | New Group Manager, Inspections (GMP/GDP)
Mark Birse has been appointed as the Group Manager, Inspections (Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) / Good Distribution Practice (GDP)) following Bryan Wright's retirement at the end of March 2011.
