If you plan to relocate your pharmaceutical warehouse, this is a major change and you must not simply “move first and report later”. You must treat it as a new “mini” licence application. The correct procedure is as follows: first, preferably have a professional consultant assess the new premises for compliance before signing a tenancy agreement. You then need to submit a formal “Change of Premises” application to the Drug Office, Department of Health. This application must include detailed plans of the new premises, the tenancy agreement and a statement explaining why relocation is necessary. The Department of Health will conduct a full on-site inspection of the new premises as it would for a new application. You may only start moving medicines to the new address after the new premises has passed inspection and you have received formal written approval from the Department of Health for the change of address. Until approval is granted, you must continue operating at your existing licensed address.
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What approval procedures must I follow if I plan to relocate my pharmaceutical warehouse?
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