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Comply with good manufacturing practice (GMP) and good distribution practice (GDP), and prepare for an inspection.
A wholesale dealer in Great Britain may import Qualified Person certified medicines from the European Economic Area if certain checks are made by the ‘Responsible Person (import)’
A new pathway supporting innovative approaches to the safe, timely and efficient development of medicines to improve patient access.
Check if an online retailer that sells pet medicines is on the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s accredited internet retailer scheme (AIRS)
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on Marketing Authorisations for veterinary medicines in the UK.
Registers of authorised manufacturers, wholesale dealer sites and retailers.
How to get accredited so your laboratory can perform official paternity tests as instructed by a court.
Guidance on the use of the sensitive words accreditation, accredit, accredited and accrediting, in a company, Limited Liability Partnership or business name.
Accrediting qualifications: how and when we do it
Guidance for business and government departments.
How to join the phase I accreditation scheme.
Guidance for UK wholesalers and manufacturers on how to import human medicines including unlicensed medicines, how to apply for a licence and how much it costs.
How to apply for, update and cancel licences for the manufacture, import and wholesale of human and veterinary medicines.
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
How to apply for marketing authorisation via this new procedure.
This guidance provides information on comparator products used in studies supporting abridged marketing authorisation applications
Approved countries for batch testing and importation of medicines
These temporary good manufacturing practice (GMP) flexibilities will be allowed to address the current exceptional circumstances
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