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GDP Audit Check List for Road Transport Operations

When conducting GDP audits, it can be helpful to work with question lists. We have compiled typical questions for road transport operations.

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Recent Postings in the GDP Discussion Forum

The European GDP Association, representing more than 4,300 professionals from across the globe, offers a Discussion Forum free of charge for its members. It gives you the opportunity to address your GDP-related questions to a large audience. Several interesting topics have been discussed over the last few weeks. To get an idea, take a look here.

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GDP in the US: FDA Draft Guidance on Wholesaling under Section 503B of the FD&C Act

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a Draft Guidance for Industry entitled "Prohibition on Wholesaling Under Section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act". Comments can be submitted until 28 August 2023.

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Turkish Authority publishes new Guideline on GDP Inspections

The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TITCK) has published a new revision of its guidelines related to inspections regarding the storage and distribution of medicinal products for human use.

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GDP in the US: Update of the USP <1079> Series of Chapters on Good Storage and Distribution Practices

The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) intends to revise several chapters of the <1079> series in response to the omission of General Chapter <1118> Monitoring Devices—Time, Temperature, and Humidity.

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Abbreviations in the GDP Environment

During GDP events organised by the ECA, the wish came up to compile a list of relevant abbreviations used in the GDP environment. We have prepared such an overview.

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Questions and Answers from the ECA Webinar "GDP Update 2023" - Part 3

More than 60 participants attended the ECA Webinar "GDP Update 2023" in March. Many interesting aspects were discussed in the Q&A session. In total, about 20 questions were addressed to the speaker, Dr. Christian Grote-Westrick, which he answered in writing afterwards. We have compiled a selection of the questions and answers for you. You can read Part 3 here.

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Annual Report and updated Work Plan of the GMDP Inspectors Working Group - What's going on in GDP?

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has published the annual report of the Good Manufacturing and Distribution Practice Inspectors Working Group 2022. An updated work plan 2021-2023 has also been issued.

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Summary of the MHRA Good Distribution Practice Symposium 2023

Just recently, you could read about the Good Manufacturing and Distribution Practice Symposia 2023, organized by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on 21 and 22 February 2023. A summary of the GDP part was now published on the MHRA Inspectorate blog.

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GDP Non-Compliance Report: No authorized Storage Facilities and Services of a Qualified Person not ensured

After the competent authority of Czechia (State Institute for Drug Control) had just recently added four GDP Non-Compliance Reports to the EudraGMDP database, another one was added at the end of April 2023.

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