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Sets out medicines that cannot be exported from the UK or hoarded because they are needed for UK patients.
Comply with good manufacturing practice (GMP) and good distribution practice (GDP), and prepare for an inspection.
How to apply for, update and cancel licences for the manufacture, import and wholesale of human and veterinary medicines.
Guidance for health institutions that manufacture general medical devices under the Health Institution Exemption (HIE).
Pharmacy (P), prescription-only (POM), and general sale list (GSL) medicines: apply to move your medicine to a different classification.
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)’
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.
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
Details of the organisations that are currently approved to undertake conformity assessments on medical devices.
How to register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances.
Information for wholesale dealer licence holders about the medicines put on the UK market for UK patients that they cannot export or hoard.
Outlining the principles for the management and oversight of the import of investigational medicinal products (IMPs) to Great Britain from listed countries.
Reporting, investigating and recalling suspected defective medicinal products to the Defective Medicines Report Centre (DMRC).
An interpretation of the good manufacturing practice (GMP) requirements for specials manufacturers.
Information on sourcing medicines that can be supplied by wholesale distributor authorisation (WDA) holders based in the UK.
Approved countries for batch testing and importation of medicines
How manufacturers can apply for approval to supply a non-compliant medical device on humanitarian grounds.
Guidance on the steps manufacturers and suppliers can take to ease supply shortages.
Sets out medicines that can be moved to Northern Ireland to meet patient need.
The locations for a Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH) and a Qualified Person responsible for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV)
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