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IEA Life Sciences Ireland provide a wide range of Good Distribution Practice (GDP) training for pharmaceutical products and medical devices to assist Logistics, Transport and Manufacturing companies to help them understand the key role that Good Distribution Practices (GDP) plays in ensuring integrity of the supply chain and supply chain security.

The main Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Training courses provided by the Life Sciences Ireland consists on:

• Good Distribution Practice Introduction
• Good Distribution Practice Champion
• Good Distribution Practice Driver

Additional training courses are:

• Good Distribution Practice and Temperature Controlled Logistics Workshop
• GDP Compliance in Practice and Regulatory Inspections Workshop
  
• Temperature Controlled Logistics Workshop
  

All Life Sciences Ireland trainings consist of  formal content presentation interspersed with content quiz sessions. The presenters’ style involves intensive audience participation, creating a dynamic learning environment. Assessment at the end of the course will be carried out to ensure that the attendants have understood the information given.

Certificate of Completion accredited by Institute of International Trade of Ireland (IITI) the Research & Training Body of the Irish Exporters Association- IEA (a FETAC approved training body).

The Courses were designed in consultation with Irish Medicine Board (IMB) and inline with GDP Passport Code of Practice (IEA), to to meet the training requirements as set out in the IMB’s GDP Guidelines ~ Wholesaler Authorisation and the requirements set out by European Guidelines and International Regulations. Relevant Statutory Instruments & Guidelines considered when developing & designing the course include the following:

• IMB 2004- Guidance note Wholesaling of Medicinal Products for Human use in Ireland.
• IMB Guide 2006 – Monitoring and Control of Storage and Transportation Temperature conditions for Medicinal Products and API’s.
• Draft Guide of Distributors of Medical Products 2008
• Review the new Control of Wholesale Distribution
• SI No 538 of 2007– Medicinal Products Control of Wholesale distribution
• SI 540 of 2007 Control of placing on the Market
• SI 541 Control of Advertising Regulations 2007

IEA Approved Training Providers

PLS Pharma Logistics is the approved training provider for all Irish Exporters Association Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Training Programmes and Courses

All training courses include: