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7HFKQLFDO  'RFXPHQW   H&7'    DQG  WKH                Section 3
Guidance on Taiwan Electronic Common
Technical Document (eCTD) Validation                  Improved the Regulations
Criteria were announced at the end of 2020.           for the Distribution of
The construction of functions for submission          Medicinal Products
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a link with the management of international           Introduction of the Policy
medical regulations.
                                                          The Good Distribution Practice (GDP) is
II. Improvement of the trace and                      a measure with rigorous quality management
   track system of drugs                              spirit to extend the Good Manufacturing
                                                      Practice (GMP) to cover the overall pharma-
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PHHWLQJ  IRU  GLVWULEXWRUV  DQG  PDQXIDFWXUHUV        and integrity can be maintained during the
and set up education and training programme           process of delivering to the pharmaceutical
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ticipants. The hotline and email consultation         macies from the pharmaceutical factories.
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helped 151 distributors and manufacturers.            the globe have begun to implement the GDP
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RQ VLWH  LQVSHFWLRQV   WKH  FHQWUDO  JRYHUQPHQW       Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S) had
and local health bureaus worked together to           officially announced the Good Distribution
ensure the legal of drug supply and to avoid          3UDFWLFH  IRU  'UXJV  LQ  -XQH         DQG  LW  KDV 
misuse.                                               become the international implementation
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III. Reinforced the drug safety                       implements the distribution and quality
   surveillance and analysis                          management of drugs by promoting the GDP
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DGYHUVH  GUXJ  UHDFWLRQ  UHSRUWV        GRPHVWLF      distribution quality of drugs and create
DQG IRUHLJQ GUXJV VDIHW\ DOHUW     GUXJ VDIHW\        international competitiveness.
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tion forms and 4 drug safety quarterly news-          Implementation Strategy
letters were issued for raising the health care
professionals’ and the public awareness to            I. Revised GDP-related regula-
ensure the safety of the public medication.              tions

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