Good Distribution Practice – Essentials
Good Distribution Practice (GDP) describes the minimum standards that a pharmaceutical distributor must meet to help safeguard the quality and integrity of their products throughout the supply chain.
Whether you are new to the industry or looking to refresh your knowledge, this interactive one-day course provides a detailed introduction to the concepts surrounding the wholesale industry, Good Distribution Practice, its place within the pharmaceutical supply chain and its importance in patient safety.
Key Topics
This course covers the following topics:
- GDP framework and associated directives
- Licensing, regulators and inspection
- The quality management system and governance
- Personnel – including the license holder, the Responsible Person and the RPi (import)
- Premises and equipment
- Good documentation practice and data integrity
- Operations, including the qualification of suppliers and customers, export requirements, controlled drugs, importation and unlicensed products
- The Windsor Framework
- Complaints, Returns, Suspected Falsified Medicinal Products and Medicinal Product Recalls
- Outsourced activities
- Self-inspection
- Storage and Transport
- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
Learning Outcomes
This course will enable you to:
Who should attend?
GDP Essentials
1 Day Course – In Person
Knightsbrook Hotel – Trim
16th Sep 2025
Early Bird Offer
10% Off
Was €950 Now €855
Book before 31st July
This course is suitable for pharmaceutical professionals who are looking to build or reinforce their knowledge and understanding of GDP principles, particularly those starting their GDP compliance journey. It is also useful as a refresher for CPD purposes.
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