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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.
An overview of the systems and processes DHSC and NHS England use for responding to medicine shortages.
Pharmacy (P), prescription-only (POM), and general sale list (GSL) medicines: apply to move your medicine to a different classification.
Reporting, investigating and recalling suspected defective medicinal products to the Defective Medicines Report Centre (DMRC).
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)’
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
Guidance for health institutions that manufacture general medical devices under the Health Institution Exemption (HIE).
How to register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances.
Information on sourcing medicines that can be supplied by wholesale distributor authorisation (WDA) holders based in the UK.
Details of the organisations that are currently approved to undertake conformity assessments on medical devices.
Apply for and maintain registrations for the brokering of human medicines.
An interpretation of the good manufacturing practice (GMP) requirements for specials manufacturers.
Guidance on the steps manufacturers and suppliers can take to ease supply shortages.
Approved countries for batch testing and importation of medicines
Outlining the principles for the management and oversight of the import of investigational medicinal products (IMPs) to Great Britain from listed countries.
Information for wholesale dealer licence holders about the medicines put on the UK market for UK patients that they cannot export or hoard.
Information about how approved bodies help regulate medical devices and how to apply for approval.
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