European wholesalers viewpoint a secure supply chain

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European wholesalers viewpoint a secure
supply chain

• Monika Derecque-Pois
• GIRP Director General
• GIRP The European Association of Pharmaceutical
  Full-line Wholesalers
• Rue de la Loi 26, 10th floor, B 1000 Brussels
• Phone [phone] Fax [phone]
• www.girp.eu - girp_at_girp.org

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What is GIRP?

• Founded in 1960, GIRP is the umbrella
  organisation of pharmaceutical full-line
  wholesalers in Europe
• The members of GIRP
• employ about 140,000 staff
• hold products on stock from over
• 3,500 manufacturers
• supply above 100,000 medicines across the
  continent to more than 160,000 pharmacies

GIRPs members, the European pharmaceutical
full-line wholesalers, guarantee the safe and
efficient supply of all medicines to all
patients through their public service function
- providing the vital link in healthcare.
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Technical requirements

• 24 hours a day
• 365 days a year
• Ø delivery time
• 2-4 hours

• Therefore it is absolutely essential to have
• National product identification
• Expiry date
• Batch number
• in a machine readable format!

Keep up the speed of delivery!
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Towards a solution

• implementation of a Data Matrix code on secondary
  packaging
• randomised serial number
• nat. identification number
• batch number
• expiry date
• possibility of product verification throughout
  supply chain for reverse logistics
• FINAL VERIFICATION of products at point of
  dispensing

VERIFICATION
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• Do NOT ONLY focus on safety features...the supply
  chain is only as strong as its weakest link!
• strengthen the weakest link

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High number ofwholesale distribution licenses in
Europe
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We need to...

• clearly identify and define the activities of all
  actors

no ownership, no physical handling of medicines
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We need to...

• 2. Allocate responsibilities to all actors

ensure adequate and continuous supply of medicines
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We need to...

• 2. Allocate responsibilities to all actors

ensure adequate and continuous supply of medicines
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We need to...

• 3. License and inspect all actors

GMP Good Manufacturing Practice
GDP Good Distribution Practice
GTP Good Trade Practice
GBP Good Brokerage Practice
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We need to...

• 4. Make all actors and their licenses
  transparent

GMP
GDP
GTP
GBP
IN A CENTRALLY ACCESSIBLE DATABASE !!!
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We need to...
.still cover all the below in EU legislation

• Clearly identify and define the activities of all
  actors
• Allocate responsibilities to all actors
• License and inspect all actors
• Make all actors and their licenses transparent