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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.
Pharmacy, prescription-only (POM), and general sale list (GSL) medicines: apply to move your medicine to a different classification.
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 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.
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)’
Sets out medicines that can be moved to Northern Ireland to meet patient need.
The actions to take for sourcing medicines in different circumstances.
Importing investigational medicinal products for use in clinical trials
Reporting, investigating and recalling suspected defective medicinal products to the Defective Medicines Report Centre (DMRC).
Register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances.
What you need to do to supply authorised medicines from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
UK approved bodies listed under Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (SI 2002 No 618, as amended) (UK MDR 2002).
Information relating to parallel imports and the implementation of the Windsor Framework.
The locations for a Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH) and a Qualified Person responsible for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV)
How a manufacturer can apply for approval to supply a non-compliant medical device on humanitarian grounds.
Guidance on what approved bodies are, what they do and how you can become one.
An interpretation of the good manufacturing practice (GMP) requirements for specials manufacturers.
Approved countries for batch testing and importation of medicines
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