Is your scope of Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) out of date?
Is your scope of Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) out of date? – Are you aware that the Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) categories have changed?
Separation of the Licence Holder and Responsible Person
Separation of the Licence Holder and Responsible Person – The last paragraph on page 128 of the 2017 Green Guide contained the following sentence:
In the case of small companies, the licensing authority may accept the licence holder as the nominated RP.
Defective Medicinal Products and Recall Management Guidance
The main concerns with regard to possible defects of medicinal products and the substances used in their manufacture or packaging.
NGO and NPO differences
NGO stands for Non-Governmental Organisation and NPO stands for Non-Profit Organisation. NGOs are created by legal persons who do not belong to the government.
Medicinal products seized by MHRA worth just under £1,000,000
Medicinal products seized within the week running from the 23rd-30th June, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) seized 285,000 medicines and medical devices which were valued at almost £1,000,000.
Black market drugs purchased to treat COVID-19
Black market drugs have been a major threat to public health and since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic, this hasn’t changed. In the early stages of the pandemic when vaccines and other antivirals were being tested in clinical trials, there was a demand for effective covid treatments. This provided an opportunity for criminals and illegal businesses to make a profit by selling purported treatments at an extortionate price.