Alfred Hunt Appointed as New Chairman of the European GDP Association
Dr Afshin Hosseiny, who has been the European GDP Association's Advisory Board Chairman since its foundation, has decided to step down from this position. For this reason, Alfred Hunt joined as the Deputy Chair in 2021. After a year of the two working together, Alfred Hunt has now taken over the role as the Chairman.
GDP in the US: New USP Chapter <1079.3> on Devices for Temperature and Humidity Monitoring over Time
In the Pharmacopeial Forum, PF 48(4), a proposal for a new USP chapter <1079.3> Monitoring Devices—Time, Temperature, and Humidity, providing background information about the science and technology of temperature and humidity monitoring over time, has been published for comments.
Serialization - Version 20 of the Q&As on Safety Features
The European Commission published a new version of the Questions & Answers (Q&As) regarding the safety features for medicinal products for human use. Is it allowed to verify the authenticity of the UI when the product is not in physical possession?
EMA: Another Update of the Q&As on Parallel Distribution
Already in April 2022, the "Frequently asked questions about parallel distribution" were revised and published on the EMA website - as already reported recently. Now, the Q&As have been updated again and supplemented.
Comment Period Extended for the Proposed Rule for the Licensure of WDDs and 3PLs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the comment period for the proposed rule "National Standards for the Licensure of Wholesale Drug Distributors (WDDs) and Third-Party Logistics Providers (3PLs)" to September 6, 2022. The FDA believes that this extension allows adequate time for interested stakeholders to submit comments.
GDP Non-Compliance Report: Failure to Meet the GDP Principles of Cold Chain Products
The competent authority of Portugal (National Authority of Medicines and Health Products, I.P.) has entered a new GPD Non-Compliance Report into the EudraGMDP database. According to the authority, the wholesaler concerned does not comply wth the GDP principles of cold chain products.
Acting as a MHRA Approved Compliance Monitor for GDP
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) began a pilot programme for monitoring GMP and GDP activities, whereby approved consultants, so-called Compliance Monitors (CM), will supervise the completion of an agreed Compliance Protocol (CP). Consultants interested in being named as eligible to act as a CM for GDP (or GMP), have to fill out the MHRA "Compliance Monitor (CM) Application Form".
GDP-relevant Documents from FDA and USP Currently in Commenting Process
Currently, several GDP-relevant documents from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) are in the commenting process. We have prepared an overview.
The area of responsibility of the Responsible Person for Good Distribution Practice is quite extensive. Therefore, the question arises which tasks actually have to be performed personally and which duties can be delegated.
FDA posts Webinar on Proposed Rule for the Licensure of WDDs and 3PLs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted a webinar on the proposed rule "National Standards for the Licensure of Wholesale Drug Distributors (WDDs) and Third-Party Logistics Providers (3PLs)". The webinar aims to help stakeholders submit comments and understand the proposed changes.
The FDA finalized the guidance on voluntary recalls to help industry initiate prompt recalls of violative products. The guidance covers voluntary recalls of drugs, devices, biological products, food, cosmetics and tobacco products.
Update of the EMA Q&As on parallel Distribution of Medicinal Products
The so-called "Frequently asked questions about parallel distribution" for centrally authorised medicinal products were updated in April 2022 and published on the EMA website.
The Incoterms rules are frequently used in international and domestic contracts. In this article, you will get an overview of the Incoterms 2020 and their meaning.
The 2022 edition of the Rules and Guidance for Pharmaceutical Distributors (the "Green Guide"), compiled by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), was published. It provides an authoritative source of European good distribution practices and UK guidance, information and UK legislation on these activities.