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Updated: IAG achieves UK pharma certification

Following an inspection by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, IAG Cargo, the joint British Airways, Iberia and Vuelling-owned carrier has been granted Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) for medicines intended for both human and veterinary use under the pharmaceutical industry's GDP (Good Distribution Practice) scheme. It follows investment by IAG Cargo into Constant Climate, its specialist service for time-and-temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals which, says IAG, delivers shipments in a pure, potent ... [+]

Pharmacists double-check airports’ numbers

A recent conference on Good Distribution Practice (GDP) for pharmaceuticals in the aviation Industry at Schiphol airport underscored the importance of data integrity for quality managers and the lack of data quality at some airports.  Schiphol Cargo hosted the conference, in close cooperation with DARQA (Dutch Association of Research Quality ... [+]

Aer Lingus gains life sciences mark

Aer Lingus Cargo has been awarded the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) passport scheme for supply chain service providers to the pharmaceutical and medial sectors. The GDP Passport Code of Practice was drawn up by the Life Sciences industry and the Irish Exporters Association (IEA) in consultation with the Irish Medicines ... [+]

Cargolux wins healthcare cert

Cargolux says it has become the first airline in the world to gain the healthcare industry's Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification. It gained its status from Bureau Veritas Certification Germany. Cargolux uses the LuxairCARGO Pharma & Healthcare Center, a purpose-built temperature-controlled pharmaceutical storage facility at its Luxembourg hub, the world’s ... [+]

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