Thursday, May 7, 2009

How to get more info on GMP ?

Where can we get our supply of knowledge on GMP practises? For this question, I strongly suggest you subscribe to ISPE and PDA.

ISPE is International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering. It cost only USD 40 for an annual fee to members feom 'emerging economic contries' like Malaysia. I paid jst that. Log on to http://www.ispe.org/ for more info. Being member, you get to access their website containing full of useful and up-to-date info on cGMP practises. ISPE also organize numerous GMP trainings, usually overseas. A conference will be held in Singapore soon, from 31 May to 2 June. Scroll down my blog for more info on this conference.


PDA is Parenteral Drug Association. Log on to website http://www.pda.org/ for more info. This association deals with hard stuff in GMP, especially on sterile pharmaceuticals and bio-pharmaceuticals. Membership fee is USD 249, but it only cost USD100 for members from economic developing countries (as classified by the World Bank). I'm not sure about this as I paid the full USD 249....
Members get regular newsletters containing news, discussion and short articles, and journals on various studies done - all related to pharma industrial practises. Many good books are also produced by PDA dan numerous good trainings and conferences are held regularly, all over the world.

Just being members to these two organization will keep you busy keeping up with the vast info presented. I know, coz I find it tough to finish reading all the newsletters, journals and articles provided by them.
These 2 subscriptions are really worth your money spent. Trust me!

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