Good Distribution Practices News

The GDP Guidelines of the Saudi Food & Drug Authority (SFDA) have been published in English and are similar to those in the EU. But there are also some differences between the Saudi and the European GDP Guidelines.

In a recent blog of the MHRA, the inspectorate looks at temperature mapping. It seems that "some companies are unclear as to what is expected of them to comply with this requirement in the GDP Guidelines".

In a new blog, the MHRA reminds companies to qualify their customers. This should be done similar to the qualification of suppliers.

In a recent blog, the MHRA is illustrating its opinion with an example of a short-term temperature excursion during the transport of a product from a third country to the EU.

Since the publication of the EU GDP Guideline in March 2013 various measures for GDP oversight have been taken. While comprehensive measures exist in the area regulated by the EU GDP guidelines, there still are areas where oversight is insufficient or where diverse interpretations raise questions and issues. Read more here about GDP monitoring.

Three new chapters of an interpretation of the EU-GDP Guidelines with temperature mapping templates have been published. Please read more about the new Guidance Chapters of the ECA/PQG Working Group.

A new chapter of an interpretation of the EU Good Distribution Practice Guide (GDP) has been published jointly by the ECA Foundation Working Group on GDP and the Pharmaceutical Quality Group (PQG). Please read more about the new Chapter 8 of the GDP interpretation.