GSP (good storage practices) is a certification which required for good and drug industries. It means good distribution practice guidelines issued by the authority. Storage and distribution are important activities in supply chain management.
GSP includes all parties involved in trade, storage, and distribution of medical products, manufacturers, and wholesalers, as well as other parties such as brokers, suppliers, distributors, logistics providers, traders, transport companies, forwarding agents, and their employees. Its two important aspects are quality assurance and quality maintenance.
GSP is a part of quality assurance that ensures that the quality of pharmaceutical products is maintained through adequate control and the storage.
Good Pharmaceutical Storage Practices has tied the concept of Good Distribution Practice (GDP) because both are used in the medical products’ management chain. Similar to GDPs, GSPs are a part of the Quality Management System. GSPs guarantee that the quality of drugs is well-preserved.
The main two principles are monitoring and controlling a number of procedures which are closely linked to storage processes. GSP is to assurance the well-preserved quality of medicines until they are delivered to the target patients. GSP is required for the following sectors:
- Herbal stores
- Medical stores
- Public and private pharmacies
- Health food stores
- Health-care stores, institute, and hospitals
Risk management GSP certification
GSPs are very important. However, it is not properly emphasized in the world scope. Therefore, the problems of introduction, development, and established activities to control the storage practices of foods and medicines are not traceable. This will result in the poor quality of the products. In addition, the method of properly controlling and trained personnel is important. They should be well trained with sufficient knowledge of safety procedures, good storage practices, and regulations.
Another important part of GSPs is documentation because all storage processes should have electronic or written records.