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What does qualification of suppliers mean to you? Risks to patients and to your business

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Recent cases of criminal attempts to sell falsified and stolen stock into the legitimate supply chain have exposed weaknesses in some supplier qualification processes. A reminder of what companies need to do to protect themselves, the public and the supply chain.

Introducing the GDP Office Based Evaluation and Risk Assessment programme (OBERA)

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Gateway inspections are due to commence spring 2019 as the first stage of a new GDP inspection approach which will allow MHRA to increase its level of oversight whilst reducing the regulatory burden on those companies with a large number of sites which perform reduced or limited levels of GDP activity.

The Responsible Person named on the WDA- Part 3: Expectations for the engagement of consultants as contract RPs

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This is the final of three posts centered around the Responsible Person named on a Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) and covers the engagement of a contract RP

The Responsible Person named on the WDA -Part 2: Effective Appointment and Training

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This is the second in a set of three posts centred around the Responsible Person named on a Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA). This post has been written to enhance the appointment of the RP.