Good Distribution Practice (GDP) deals with the guidelines for the proper distribution

Distribution (business)

Product distribution is one of the four elements of the marketing mix. An organization or set of organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by a consumer or business user.The other three parts of the marketing mix are product, pricing,...

 of medicinal products for human use. GDP is a quality warranty system, which includes requirements for purchase, receiving, storage and export of drugs intended for human consumption.

GDP regulates the division and movement of pharmaceutical products from the premises of the manufacturer of medicinal products, or another central point, to the end user thereof, or to an intermediate point by means of various transport methods, via various storage and/or health establishments.

Legislation

• In Europe GDP is based on the Directive of the Board of the European Community 92/25/EEC regarding the wholesale distribution of drugs for human consumption.
• In US GMP is based on the Code of Federal Regulations
  Code of Federal Regulations
  The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government of the United States.The CFR is published by the Office of the Federal Register, an agency...
  
   21 CFR 210/211, and USP 1079.

See also

• European Medicines Agency
  European Medicines Agency
  The European Medicines Agency is a European agency for the evaluation of medicinal products. From 1995 to 2004, the European Medicines Agency was known as European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products.Roughly parallel to the U.S...
  
   (EMEA)
• Good Manufacturing Practice
  Good Manufacturing Practice
  "Good manufacturing practice" or "GMP" are practices and the systems required to be adapted in pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality control, quality system covering the manufacture and testing of pharmaceuticals or drugs including active pharmaceutical ingredients, diagnostics, foods,...
  
  
• GxP
  GxP
  GxP is a general term for Good Practice quality guidelines and regulations. These guidelines are used in many fields, including the pharmaceutical and food industries....
  
  
• Japan Ministry of Health
• Packaging and labelling
  Packaging and labelling
  Packaging is the science, art, and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. Packaging also refers to the process of design, evaluation, and production of packages. Packaging can be described as a coordinated system of preparing goods for transport,...
  
  
• Prescription Drug Marketing Act (PDMA)
  Prescription Drug Marketing Act (PDMA)
  The Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 is a law of the United States federal government. It establishes legal safeguards for prescription drug distribution to ensure safe and effective pharmaceuticals. It's designed to discourage the sale of counterfeit, adulterated, misbranded, subpotent,...
  
  (USA)

External links

• WHO: Good Distribution Practices (GDP)for Pharmaceutical Products
• Demo applet of an evolutionary algorithm for optimizing goods distribution problems (VRPTW and TSP)
• Guidelines on Good Distribution Practice of Medicinal Products for Human Use (94/C 63/03)
• Counterfeit Drugs (FDA)
• Radiofrequency Identification Feasibility Studies and Pilot Programs for Drugs (FDA)