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Duties and Responsibilities of a WDA Licence Holder (2026)

Duties and Responsibilities of a WDA Licence Holder (2026)

Duties of the Licence Holder A Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) Licence Holder has a critical role in safeguarding the integrity of  medicines within the supply chain. The Licence Holder is the corporate body that hold the WDA, i.e. any person listed on...
Strengthening your QMS with Quality Risk Management

Strengthening your QMS with Quality Risk Management

Integrating your Quality Risk Management into your QMS Quality Risk Management (QRM) is not just a “nice-to-have” in Good Distribution Practice (GDP), it is a minimum expectation rooted in National law, guidance, and best practice. When applied correctly...
Managing Deviations with Confidence: Essential Insights into GDP Compliance

Managing Deviations with Confidence: Essential Insights into GDP Compliance

Confidence in GDP Deviation Control Ensuring adherence to Good Distribution Practice (GDP) is fundamental to maintaining product quality, legal compliance, and, ultimately, patient safety. When everyday activities on a licensed distribution site become complacent or...
What Are the Main Elements of GDP Guidelines in 2026?

What Are the Main Elements of GDP Guidelines in 2026?

GDP Guidelines: The Main Elements The GDP guidelines (Good Distribution Practice) for medicinal products consist of ten working chapters and two annexes, which cover the following topics: Chapter 1 – Quality Management We start the GDP guidelines with describing...
Do Pharmacies Need a WDA? (2026)

Do Pharmacies Need a WDA? (2026)

What Pharmacies Need to Know Now About WDA(H): A Full Guide for 2026 Supply chains in pharmacies have tightened significantly since the days of the “5% rule.” If you’re a pharmacy owner, superintendent pharmacist, or part of a hospital or community pharmacy, it’s...
Application for a Wholesale Distribution Authorisation in 2026

Application for a Wholesale Distribution Authorisation in 2026

The team at Paradigm Shift are often asked what the Wholesale Distribution Authorisation application process is. Whilst we have written about this subject in the past (Wholesale Dealers’ Application  and Wholesale Distribution Authorisation Explained), we...