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Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) Explained for 2026

Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) Explained for 2026

What is a Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA)? Being in possession of a Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) – the terminology in the EU 2013/C 343/01 guideline – is a legal requirement for any company involved in the procurement, storage, or...
How to Navigate Medicine Classifications (2026 edition)

How to Navigate Medicine Classifications (2026 edition)

Navigating Medicine Classifications, GDP Guidelines and WDA Scope. For pharmaceutical distributors, the moment a product is determined to be a medicinal product, the regulatory landscape changes. Licence obligations, handling, supply chain and recipient eligibility...
Why GDP Matters to Pharmaceutical Wholesalers

Why GDP Matters to Pharmaceutical Wholesalers

The Importance of GDP Guidelines from Manufacture to Wholesale The quality and safety of medicines depend not only on how they are manufactured, but also on how they are distributed throughout the supply chain by pharmaceutical wholesale distributors, and this is...
Top Tips for Effective Transport Validation

Top Tips for Effective Transport Validation

Effective Transport Validation: 10 Top Tips Following on from our blog post relating to the “Transport Validation Exercises: A GDP Compliant Approach”, and as there are several elements of performing effective transport validation exercises, we thought it may be...
Temperature Mapping Top Tips: Medicinal Product Storage Areas

Temperature Mapping Top Tips: Medicinal Product Storage Areas

Temperature Mapping: What the Regulations Say Chapter 3.2.1 of the EU GDP Guidelines dictates: “An initial temperature mapping exercise should be carried out on the storage area before use, under representative conditions.  Temperature monitoring equipment should be...