DBA - Pharmaceutical QP Training, and Auditing and Consultancy Services

David Begg Associates (DBA) is Europe’s largest provider of pharmaceutical training, both in-house and external. We also offer pharmaceutical auditing and consulting services.

We train your pharmaceutical staff to the highest standards and offer the best possible advice to contribute to the success of your company.

Pharmaceutical training courses

DBA offers a wide range of courses to meet your pharmaceutical training needs, from Qualified Person (QP) training and our new Quality Leadership Program in the US, to external and in-house pharmaceutical training courses.

Pharmaceutical quality management and GMP training

From October 2009 we will be offering a series of modular training services to quality professionals in the US and the rest of North America. Based on our highly successful QP training, delegates enrolling for the Quality Leadership Program will be able to register for a postgraduate diploma or Master’s degree in pharmaceutical quality management and GMP.

Pharmaceutical QP training courses

Our QP training courses are offered in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde. We are generally regarded as the best provider of QP training by pharmaceutical companies around the world.

Almost all the partners and consultants at DBA have acted as QPs at some time - several still do - and we regard it as a high point of our careers, which is why we provide support to those of you who wish to become QPs.

Our course is recognised by regulatory authorities within the UK and abroad. Our pharmaceutical QP training offers face-to-face learning, a practical industrial focus, flexibility to meet individual needs, individual advice and support to students, and an unsurpassed success rate - over 95% of our students are successful at the QP assessment interview.

The QP course consists of 12 modules spanning 21 months. The course is repeated on a two-yearly cycle but students can join and leave at any time. Those not intending to gain the postgraduate diploma or MSc can attend as many or as few of the modules as they wish. QP courses are currently available in both the UK and US.

In-house pharmaceutical training courses

In-house pharmaceutical training is a major part of our business. We perform, on average, two in-house courses every week. We regularly work closely with clients to develop a comprehensive series of training courses. They’re designed to take the entire workforce through general GMP training and then provide specific, modular, task-orientated training for individual departments.

Our in-house pharmaceutical training courses give your workforce the training they need when and where you want it, and cover a wide range of pharmaceutical subjects.

External pharmaceutical training courses

Delegates leave our external pharmaceutical training courses better informed about the subject area; more aware of their role and impact upon product quality and/or regulatory compliance; and better motivated to improve their contribution.

Our commitment to our clients and delegates does not end when the course finishes. We encourage companies and individuals to contact us if they need assistance with explaining issues further, problem solving, guidance on where to find relevant documents, further reading and so on.

Pharmaceutical auditing services

We provide simple and pragmatic advice that will benefit you, your patients and your business. The types of audits we can perform include:

• Third-party audits
• Benchmarking audits
• Mock regulatory audits
• EU and FDA inspection readiness
• Troubleshooting and problem solving
• Due diligence audits

We can audit any type of activity against all the major international regulatory and GMP standards, including those of the EU, the US, Canada, Australia, the WHO and more.

Pharmaceutical consultancy services

We keep abreast of every major industry issue in order to stay at the leading edge of pharmaceutical training. We offer advice on a broad range of regulatory and technical matters, including:

• Implementation of cost-effective, compliant quality management systems
• Advice on legal and regulatory issues
• Assistance with responses to regulatory inspection reports, warning letters, etc.
• Troubleshooting on a wide range of technical problems
• Advice on facility design, validation and operation
• Review of validation plans and completed studies
• Regulatory compliance for computers and automated control systems
• Specialist microbiological advice
• Specialist advice on water systems and autoclaving