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Refrigerated medicinal products, part 2: Transportation, packing, temperature management, the use of third party couriers and returns – some things to consider

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Refrigerated transportation

This is the second of two blog posts dealing with the management of refrigerated medicinal products and like the first, draws on some of the findings from GDP inspections, references to the EU GDP Guidelines 2013, the Green Guide and …

Transitional QPs for Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) - Update

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QP update

We are aware there is some concern for UK business and personal careers, over the status of transitional QPs that were recognised under the transitional arrangements provided in SI 2004/1031, when the Clinical Trials Directive was implemented in 2004. The …

Notification to MS licence holders due to compliance concerns

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Dropper dropping liquid into a bottle

In January 2015, MHRA published guidance to ‘specials’ manufactures, to provide an interpretation of the good manufacturing practice (GMP) requirements for specials manufacturers. The GMDP Inspectorate have been concerned that some Specials manufacturers have not always been receiving written orders …

Good Distribution Practice - Qualification of suppliers, a helpful reminder of the 3 steps needed to assure supply chain integrity

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Front cover of the 2015 Green Guide

We have recently had a number of situations where companies have not understood the obligations placed on them by the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 Regulation 44 (2) and (3) and Good Distribution Practice in relation to qualification of suppliers. In …

Transitional QPs for investigational medicinal products (IMPs)

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QP using laptop in office

We are aware there is some concern for UK business and personal careers, over the status of transitional QPs that were recognised under the transitional arrangements provided in SI 2004/1031, when the Clinical Trials Directive was implemented in 2004. The …

Refrigerated medicinal products, part 1: receipt and storage - some things to consider

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Industrial cold store scene

Patient safety is the end objective for manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and those healthcare professionals administering to patients. This blog is in 2 parts and draws on some of the findings from good distribution practice (GDP) inspections, references to the EU GDP …

PIC/S - Press release and news of MHRA chair in 2016/17

Attendees at the 2015 PIC/S Annual Seminar, Indonesia

Back in October I attended, with MHRA colleagues, the PIC/S (Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme) committee meeting and annual seminar that was this year hosted by the Indonesian National Agency for Drug and Food Control (NADFC). In the new year I'll …

Helping us to help you – 5 top tips for making enquiries to the MHRA Inspectorate

Helping us to help you by a) check our blog/pages of the website, b) be specific by which GXP your query relates to c) be specific about what your query relates to d) be specific about which company/site your query relates to e) give your proposal of what you intend to do

The MHRA Inspectorate receives several hundred enquiries via email each year. Answering queries is one of the key ways we support industry. It provides reassurance to our stakeholders, aiding them in their decision-making processes, helping to ensure they don’t fall …