EU Commission publishes Feedback on New Good Distribution Practices (GDP) Guide
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Directive 2011/62/EU against counterfeit medicines plans the creation of guidelines for good distribution practice. The existing guideline from 1994 on good distribution practice (Document 94/C 63/03) cannot be used as it has become outdated with regard to the general progress made in good storage and distribution practice. Therefore, an in-depth revision had to be performed. On 15 July 2011, the EU Commission published the revised draft on good distribution practice with a deadline for comments until 31 December 2011 on its website (see also our News from 20 July 2011).
On 1 February 2012 the Commission published the comments received from authorities, associations and industry - including transport and logistics companies - without any thematic structure. In total, there are 82 single PDF documents which can be read on the Commission Website in the section "Public Health".
Author:
Dr Gerhard Becker
CONCEPT Heidelberg (a service provider entrusted by the ECA Foundation)
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