The Pharmaceutical Quality Group is the longest established of the CQI's special interest groups, which for over 30 years has met the needs of quality professionals within the pharmaceutical industry by:
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Providing a forum for support for the trainee and newly Qualified Person (QP) and on-going advice and support for all QPs.
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Arranging regular meetings on Quality Assurance, Good Manufacturing Practice and 'hot-topics'.
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Developing monographs which provide guidance on a range of regulatory requirements.
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Developing GMP Application Standards and guidance for suppliers to the pharmaceutical industry.
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Managing a Certification Scheme for suppliers of materials to the pharmaceutical industry.
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Acting as the focus for regular liaison with representatives of the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)
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Organising co-operative ventures and meetings with several other groups e.g. IPEC, IPAC-RS, with which it shares a common interest.
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Maintaining a ‘Members only’ area on its website which provides much up to date information.
The Pharmaceutical Quality Group monographs are available through the CQI store. The CQI also supplies the PS 9000 group of standards: PS 9000, PS 9004 (available as a free download) and PS 9100.
The PQG maintains its own site: www.pqg.org where you are able to apply for membership and find out more about the Certification Scheme for suppliers.