The preparation, import, export, wholesale distribution and brokering of medicinal products, as well as pharmacovigilance, must be carried out in accordance with good practice, the principles of which are defined by decision of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.
For the gene therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article L. 5121-1, in addition to the activities mentioned in the first paragraph, these good practices cover storage, transfer and export activities. They are laid down by decision of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, after obtaining the opinion of the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine when they concern xenogenic cell therapy preparations.
The preparation, storage, distribution and transfer of the advanced therapy medicinal products mentioned in 17° of Article L. 5121-1 must be carried out in accordance with the good practices mentioned in the first paragraph of this Article or with good practices whose principles are defined by decision of the French Health Products Safety Agency, after obtaining the opinion of the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine, when these good practices concern somatic cell therapy medicinal products, tissue-engineered products or combined advanced therapy medicinal products.
Medicinal products must be dispensed, including electronically, in accordance with good practice, the principles of which are defined by order of the Minister for Health.
In particular, these good practices provide for monitoring procedures to ensure the traceability of medicinal products during each of the aforementioned operations.