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e-Learning Good Distribution Practices (GDP) - The Entire GDP Guideline

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Updated Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 10:25 AM

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Understanding the GDP regulatory requirements, this e-Learning explores the GDP guideline in it's entirety.

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What’s included

  • 405 to 420 minutes eLearning
  • Training certificate
  • Full transcript, subtitles
  • Thirty days of full access
  • Quiz and other interactive elements

Difficulty

Topics

GDP Packaging Manufacturing Distribution Transportation

Learning goals

  • Understanding the overarching goal of Good Distribution Practices (GDP)
  • Knowing When to Follow GDP
  • Summarize the key principles of GDP
  • And being able to locate the regulatory requirements on the internet

Why you should follow this eLearning

  • Experienced trainers from industry and regulatory
  • Widely recognized official training certificate
  • Easy & fun ways of learning about the GMP and GDP
  • Most eLearnings end in a quiz, testing your knowledge

Description

This online eLearning course on Good Distribution Practice (GDP) is a must for all persons involved in the storage, transportation, distribution, quality, or supply chain of (veterinary) medicinal products. The ultimate objective of GDP is the protection of the patient through the preservation of the quality of the medicinal product during the entire supply chain and the exclusion of fake medicines from the legal supply chain.

What are the reasons to follow this eLearning?

  • The transition from principle to practice,
  • What the course also teaches is not only the definition of GDP, but the reasons for its existence, where the legislation can be found, and the European licensing system,
  • All essential topics related to GDP are covered, including Quality Management Systems, Documentation, Facilities and Equipment, Operations, Outsourced Activities, Self-inspections, Brokers, and Transport. Particular emphasis is placed on critical processes, for example, Complaints, Returns, Suspected Falsified Medicines, and Recalls,
  • Risk-oriented and inspection-driven,
  • Questions on Quality Risk Management, Data Integrity ALCOA/ALCOA+, Chain of Custody/Chain of Control, and Temperature-Controlled Distribution can help you better comprehend regulatory requirements.

Each module contains questions, assignments, and summaries to help reinforce the learning material and is followed by a final quiz.

Upon completion of the course, participants are awarded an electronic certificate to prove their competency in GDP.

In essence, this e-learning will help you go beyond theoretical knowledge about GDP and use it effectively in your day-to-day business. This will minimize risks of non-compliance and ensure that quality medicinal products reach your patients.

NOTE: The audio is in English. Dutch subtitles are provided.

Contents

  • Introduction to the Course,
  • Basics of Medicine Distribution,
  • Quality Management System,
  • Personnel,
  • Facilities and Equipment,
  • Documentation,
  • Operations,
  • Complaints, Returns, Suspected Falsified Medicines, and Recalls,
  • Outsourced Activities,
  • Self-Inspection,
  • Brokers,
  • Quiz.

Results

Participants who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate confirming their successful completion. This certificate is digital.

Program

Lecture Description
Course Introduction
  • Start of the course
  • Content and purpose
  • GDP principles
The Basics of Distributing Medicine
GDP in a Nutshell
  • Start GDP in a nutshell
  • The goal of GDP
  • Pharmaceutical supply chain
  • Complexity
  • Main aspects of GDP
European Regulatory Requirements
  • Start European GDP Requirements
  • Licensing system
  • Where to find the GDP regulatory requirements?
  • Falsified Medicines Directive
  • Question
Assignment and summary chapter: Course Introduction
Quality Systems
  • What is Quality?
  • Quality System
  • What does the Quality System ensure?
Quality Management System
Management Review
  • Expected contents
  • Process
  • KPI's
  • Active Substances
Risk Management
  • Wat is QRM?
  • Shark Sighted Today!
  • Question
Assignment and summary chapter: Quality Systems
Personnel
Training Systems
  • Organogram
  • Training requirements
  • Effectivity of training
Personnel Responsibilities
  • Responsible Person (RP)
  • Responsible Person responsibilities
  • Delegating responsibilities
  • Designated Person (DP)
  • RP/DP difference
Assignment and summary chapter: Personnel
Premise and Equipment
  • Physical separation
  • Facility requirements
  • Temperature-sensitive products
  • Seasonal variation
  • Temperature controlled
  • Question
Equipment
  • Basic requirements of equipment
  • Validation v.s. qualification
  • Computerized Systems
  • Key equipment and processes
  • The V-Model
  • Question
  • Differences
Assignment and summary chapter: Premise and Equipment
Documentation
GDP Documents
  • Documentation structure
  • Document types
  • Records (raw data)
  • Data retention
  • Question
Data Integrity
  • Data
  • ALCOA
  • ALCOA+
  • Digital systems
  • Raw data?
Assignment and summary chapter: Documentation
Operations
Bona Fides
  • Chain of Control
  • Bona fides supplier
  • Bona fides customer
  • Returns from pharmacy
Storage
  • Receipt of goods / products
  • Warehouse storage
  • Question
  • Destruction of obsolete goods
Supply
  • Order picking and delivery
  • Question
  • Export to third countries
Assignment and summary chapter: Operations
Complaints, returns, suspected falsified medicinal products and recalls
Complaints
  • Regulatory expectations for complaints
  • Complaints — Complaints
  • Question
Returns
  • Question
  • Normal supply chain
  • Chain of custody
  • Regulatory expectations for returns
  • Saleable stock
  • Returns from pharmacies
  • Temperature-sensitive products
  • Question
Returns
Falsified Medicines
  • What is falsified?
  • Regulatory expectations for falsified medicines
  • Falsified Medicinal Directive (FMD)
  • Question
FMD
Recalls
  • Regulatory expectations for recalls
  • Recall process
  • Question
Recalls
Assignment and summary: chapter Complaints, returns, falsified medicinal products and recalls
Outsourced activities
Outsourced Activities
Contract giver and contract acceptor
  • Description
  • Managing outsourced activities
  • Delegation of responsibilities
Competence assessment
  • Assessing contractor competence
  • A new transport company
Assessing competence
Contracts
  • Delegation of responsibilities
  • Who is responsible?
  • Outsourcing of APIs
Assignment and summary: chapter Outsourced activities
Self-inspections
  • Self-inspection programme
  • Internal auditor
  • Audit process
  • Assignment
Assignment and summary: chapter Self-inspections
Transportation
  • Quality and integrity
  • Delivery
  • Outsourcing transport
  • Question
Transportation
Containers, packaging and labelling
  • Suitable containers
  • Fit for use
Special conditions
  • Temperature-sensitive
  • Sensitive products
  • Active Substances
  • Question
Assignment and summary: chapter Transportation
Brokers
Requirements for brokers
  • Quality Management System
  • Personnel
  • Documentation
  • Question
Summary: chapter Brokers
Test (Quiz / Exam)

Frequently Asked Questions

How long do I have to complete the eLearning?

When you complete the last step in the payment process you will have 365 days to complete the eLearning before you must renew your purchase.

Do I get a certificate upon completing the eLearning?

Upon successfully completing the eLearning you will be issued with a GMP or GDP eLearning training certificate for the subject(s) you followed.

In what language are the eLearnings available?

Each eLearning page has a section on eLearning language(s). Most of our eLearnings are available in Dutch or English, with subtitles.

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We explore the GMP / GDP theory, regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

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