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Event Title
Proposed Rule: National Standards for the Licensure of Wholesale Drug Distributors and Third-Party Logistics Providers
April 13, 2022


Date:
April 13, 2022
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET

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FDA provides an overview of proposed national standards for the licensure of wholesale drug distributors and third-party logistics providers. Comments on this proposed rule are due by June 6, 2022. When final and effective, every U.S. wholesale distributor and third-party logistics facility will be held to these standards. Only those licensed according to the proposed national standards would be able to engage in transactions related to the sale and distribution of certain prescription drugs with other members of the supply chain. Where a state does not have a licensing program in accordance with the regulation, FDA would be the licensing authority.

TOPICS

  • How to submit a comment on the proposed regulations
  • Licensure application requirements
  • Procedures surrounding pre-licensure inspection as well as denial, revocation, and suspension of licenses
  • Standards for the storage and handling of prescription drugs, including facility requirements and security, inventory management, and equipment maintenance
  • Personnel requirements and qualifications
  • Recordkeeping and document maintenance requirements
  • Requirements for written policies and procedures

INTENDED AUDIENCE

  • Wholesale distributors and third-party logistics providers
  • Other trading partners: Manufacturers, repackagers, dispensers (i.e., pharmacies and other health care practitioners)
  • State authorities (state boards of pharmacy and licensing authorities)
  • Other supply chain stakeholders (e.g., standards organizations, solution/technology providers)
  • Other federal agencies

FDA SPEAKERS

Aaron Weisbuch
Senior Regulatory Advisor
Division of Supply Chain Integrity | Office of Drug Security, Integrity, and Response (ODSIR)
Office of Compliance | Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Elizabeth Pepinsky
Regulatory Counsel
Supply Chain Security Branch | Division of Supply Chain Integrity | ODSIR | Office of Compliance | Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Sara Kim Keller
Regulatory Counsel
Supply Chain Security Branch | Division of Supply Chain Integrity | ODSIR | Office of Compliance | Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

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