Other Events of Interest: European Conference on Good Manufacturing Practices for Pharmaceutical Excipients 1-2 December 2008 Munich, Germany Please click here to view the program of this conference or course To book for this program, just click on the option: Book this option: Non-IPEC Members (EUR 1790,--) Book this option: EU GMP Inspectorates (EUR 895,--) Book this option: IPEC Members (EUR 1611,--)
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Welcome With the implementation of the EU Directive 2001/83/EC into national law, all active pharmaceutical ingredients and the yet-to be-defined Certain Excipients used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, must be produced in compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP). However a series of incidents with major public health problems showed excipients of substandard quality or counterfeited excipients to be involved. Often the supply chains has many traders and brokers and is of considerable complexity. Currently regulation of excipients is limited and the legal enforceability is difficult. This situation has raised a debate about setting GMP, GDP and traceability requirements that are appropriate to excipients and do not simply mirror those developed for active pharmaceutical ingredients. Our task at IPEC Europe and its sister organisations in America and Japan, is to continue to advocate better quality standards, appropriate regulation, and encourage innovation by protecting knowledge. The IPEC Conference on Good Manufacturing Practices for Pharmaceutical Excipients provides an international forum for discussing new developments and recent initiatives of the major stakeholders. We have invited speakers from EU, FDA and national authorities who will present updates on their recent and upcoming activities. The conference provides time for networking with other colleagues and to benefit from exchanging information with industry and authority representatives. I would like to invite you to this unique opportunity. On behalf of IPEC Europe board, Patricia Rafidison Chair to IPEC Europe Target Group The conference addresses the Excipients supply chains for human and for veterinary medicines from the producer of Excipients to the user of Excipients. The conference is of particular interest for Qualified Persons of the Medicinal Product Manufacturers.