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 …

The GPvP inspectorate promote compliance and best practice at 2 successful events

EU Inspector Training: GPvP Inspectors from the MHRA, EU and beyond and EMA staff who coordinated the event.

Late last year the GPvP inspectorate ran its own symposium and contributed heavily to the EU pharmacovigilance inspector training event. GPvP symposium The GPvP inspectorate held a sell-out symposium in London in November attended by approximately 350 delegates. GPvP inspectors highlighted requirements, …

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 …

MHRA GPvP Inspection Metrics for April 2014 to March 2015

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Individual studying metrics

The MHRA GPvP inspectorate recently published their latest inspection metrics for the period of April 2014 to March 2015. The full metrics report is available on GOV.UK. The report concludes that in the period April 2014 to March 2015, MHRA conducted a …

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 …