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GDP (Good Distribution Practice)
The quality-system requirements for the wholesale distribution of medicinal products, including temperature control and monitoring during storage and transport.
See also:GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice)Temperature mapping
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Articles on GDP
What GDP expects from temperature mapping
EU GDP asks for an initial mapping exercise before use, repeated after significant changes — and for the results to drive where monitoring equipment is placed.
Temperature control under EU GDP: what is expected
EU GDP requires premises that hold storage conditions, mapping before use, calibrated monitoring equipment, alarms, and records that demonstrate control.
Warehouse qualification under GDP: from URS to routine monitoring
A qualified warehouse has a documented requirement, a mapping study that meets it, monitoring placed by the results, and a trigger for re-qualification.