FIP Quality International 2009 Managing quality across the drug supply chain: from product inception to patient utilization

15 - 16 April 2010, London, United Kingdom

Introduction

The RPSGB and FIP are pleased to present the return of the Quality International conference for 2009. The conference will explore the process of supplying patients with quality drugs through the supply chain of drug development, industrial manufacturing, distribution and hospital and retail pharmacy dispensing. The key shift in managing quality of medicines in recent years was the introduction of new GMPs for the 21st century and also the initiation of the Quality by Design concept throughout drug development and manufacture. While there have been many conferences on quality concepts, these usually focused on certain aspects of quality in distinct phases of the supply chain such as R&D, manufacturing or distribution. However, it is of paramount importance to understand the impact of quality on the end user - patients. Without such broad understanding the efforts and resources spent on managing quality in isolation in each phase of drug development & distribution can become blurred. Therefore, this conference will be a first time look at the holistic concept of 'quality of drugs' to patients!