Manuals & Guidelines
Guideline for Good Storage & Distribution Practices for Pharmaceutical Products
Author: Dr.Rita Karam,Dr.Colette Raidy,Dr.Diana Charbel
Source: MOPH
Source: MOPH
Distribution is an important activity in the integrated supply chain management of pharmaceutical products that involves various members responsible for the handling, storage and distribution of such products.
The objective of these guidelines is to ensure the quality and identity of pharmaceutical products during the whole distribution process. Furthermore, it sets out appropriate steps to assist in fulfilling the responsibilities involved in the different aspects of the distribution process within the supplychain and to avoid the introduction of counterfeits products into the marketplacevia the distribution chain.
These guidelines are issued, according to the guidelines and instructions of the World Health Warehouse, by the Lebanese Ministry of Health, which stresses the importance of adhering to itby all parties involved in any aspect of the distribution of pharmaceutical products, as relevant to the particular role that they play, from the premises of the manufacturer of the product to the person dispensing or providing pharmaceutical products directly to a patient or his agent.
The objective of these guidelines is to ensure the quality and identity of pharmaceutical products during the whole distribution process. Furthermore, it sets out appropriate steps to assist in fulfilling the responsibilities involved in the different aspects of the distribution process within the supplychain and to avoid the introduction of counterfeits products into the marketplacevia the distribution chain.
These guidelines are issued, according to the guidelines and instructions of the World Health Warehouse, by the Lebanese Ministry of Health, which stresses the importance of adhering to itby all parties involved in any aspect of the distribution of pharmaceutical products, as relevant to the particular role that they play, from the premises of the manufacturer of the product to the person dispensing or providing pharmaceutical products directly to a patient or his agent.
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