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About

If you are directly involved in pharmaceutical distribution, the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) course is for you. This GDP training course has been specifically tailored to meet the needs of logistics staff, such as drivers, who need to understand the importance of GDP but not necessarily the same aspects as those working in warehouses or with suppliers. Regulations in Europe and the US state that all participants in every aspect of medicinal distribution must comply with the principles and guidelines of GDP.

Good Distribution Practice (GDP) is part of quality assurance that ensures products are consistently stored, transported, and handled under suitable conditions as required by the marketing authorisation (MA) or product specification. This course is recommended if you are directly involved in transporting pharmaceutical products.

Course Syllabus

  1. Rationale & Development
  2. UK and EU Legislation
  3. Provision of Information to Authorities

  1. Management and Licence Holders
  2. What Is a Responsible Person?
  3. Warehousing and Distribution Personnel

  1. Facilities and Equipment – General
  2. Receipt of Deliveries
  3. Expectations of Storage Facilities
  4. Environmental Control
  5. Cold Storage

  1. Sales Orders
  2. Authorised Supply
  3. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  4. What Should SOPs Cover?
  5. Performance Checking
  6. Training Records
  7. Other Records
  8. Key Points About Documentation

  1. Principles of Transportation
  2. What Does This Mean in Practice?
  3. Is the Transportation Suitable?
  4. Deliveries
  5. What About Goods with Special Requirements?
  6. What If Something Goes Wrong?
  7. Complaints and Returns
  8. Returns of Non-Defective Medicinal Products
  9. Key Points About Distribution

  1. Practicalities
  2. Classes of Product Recall
  3. Recall Procedure
  4. Destruction

  1. Training
  2. The EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD)
  3. US Drug Quality and Security Act
  4. What Should You Do If You Find or Suspect That Products Are Fakes?

  1. Who Should Carry Them Out?
  2. What Should Self-Inspection Achieve?
  3. Preparing for Inspection

  1. References and Links

Course Benefits

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CPD Points

Gain Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Points, accredited by The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom. These can be used to count towards the distance learning element of any scheme that comes under the umbrella of The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges or any other scheme for which there is mutual recognition.

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Certification

Receive a personal certificate to show your subject knowledge on course completion.

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Affordable

You get excellent value through our cost-effective prices. We can also offer you group discounts on larger purchases.

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Flexibility

The course saves you time through the convenience of online availability. This lets you complete the interactive course at your own comfort.

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Keep Up to Date

You will stay up to date with any legislative changes in GDP as our training courses are constantly monitored, reviewed and updated.

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Learn from Industry Experts

The course content has been developed to ensure that you comply with GDP legislation through the application of learning outcomes. The course is written by Louise Handy, who is a past chairperson of the Research Quality Association (RQA


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