GMP for Clinical Trials Manufacture and Supply
What you'll gain from this course
Keeping up with the changing legislation for clinical trials provides challenges for all those working with investigational medicinal products. This highly interactive training course teaches you all you need to know about international GMP regulations and requirements for the manufacture, control, storage and distribution of medicines to be used in clinical trials manufacture.
Using practical exercises, our clinical trial GMP training tutors help you to gain a better understanding of the ever-changing world of clinical supply and its legislation. Our tutors are a combination of ex MHRA inspectors and current IMP QPs, and teach you simple and pragmatic ways of working designed to help you better meet the needs of the regulators.
This training will be delivered as a combination of an instructor-led virtual classroom and self-paced learning online. Full details will be sent to you following registration.
This course is approved by the Royal Society of Chemistry and is suitable for its members’ continuing professional development.
Course outline
Clinical Trials
- What are they?
- Phases of clinical development
EU Legislation Impacting Clinical Supplies
- Annex 13 and Clinical Trial Regulation 536/2014
- GMP Regulation 2017/1569 for IMPs
EU and FDA expectations compared Good Manufacturing Practice for Clinical Manufacture
- Risk management
- Sourcing of materials including comparators and supply chain management
- Production and quality control of IMPs
- Documentation
- Packaging issues (labelling blinding and product security)
- Validation (how much how soon?)
- Assigning and extending shelf life
- Retains and returns
- Assessing “equivalence” of GMP standards
- Quality/technical agreements
Good Clinical Practice
- What is GCP?
- The GMP/GCP interface
Release Procedures and the Role of the QP
- QP responsibilities
- Two-stage release process
- Key challenges
The GMP/GCP Interface
- Issues that fall in the interface
- Audit findings in this area
Shipment to Clinical Sites
- Cold chain supplies
- Transportation
Typical Regulatory Inspection Findings
Discussion and Working Groups
A significant portion of course time is devoted to group work. Using case studies, delegates have the opportunity to put theory into practice. In addition, discussion periods (which include a course tutor panel session) provide delegates with an opportunity to obtain answers to their specific questions and concerns.
Course Tutors
Ewan Norton
Ewan is a senior pharmaceutical quality expert with over 30 years’ experience, including 12 years as an MHRA GMDP Inspector and Lead Senior Inspector. He brings deep expertise in GMP/GDP compliance, APIs, and clinical trial (IMP) manufacture and oversight.
Kate Krachai
Kate has over 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry as a proactive quality manager and pharmaceutical lead auditor, working to enrich quality systems and compliance with companies of varying sizes globally.
Discounts
Multiple delegate discounts are available on this course. Please contact us at [email protected] for further information. NHS staff will receive an automatic discount when registering with an NHS email address.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course delegates will know and understand:
- The legislation and guidance around clinical trials and what is changing
- The interpretation of GMPs suitable for clinical trials
- The phases in clinical trials and how requirements change
- Auditing and control of clinical trial operations
- The areas of interface between GMP and GCP requirements and how these should be managed
- Clinical batch releases
Who Should Attend
The Aspiring Qualified Person
- Our training is generally considered the best available and our QPs are held in high regard in the industry.
- As well as being accepted in the UK, our training courses are well known and accepted by several other EU countries including Ireland, the Netherlands, Austria, Hungary and Malta.
- You are more likely to become a QP with us than with any other training provider.
The Pharmaceutical Technical Professional
- Not all the people attending these courses intend to become QPs. Many use the training to develop as technical managers in other areas of pharmaceutical manufacture and control.
- Many industry professionals from a range of disciplines attend the courses as part of their continuing professional development. Taken with some of our other QP modules, this course is designed to lead to postgraduate certificate, diploma and MSc qualifications.
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