Membership Benefits

The benefits of TOPRA membership

On this page - Member Benefits

Publications
Training
Information Resources
Facilities
TARIUS
Personal Development
Insurance Discount
Access to Pharma Times Daily News Feed
RPSGB offer
Discount at London hotels
E-Learning with Zenosis
Informa Healthcare Book Discount

Publications

Every member of TOPRA receives the international journal Regulatory Rapporteur on a monthly basis. The journal is a high-quality publication, which includes the latest regulatory news, interviews with leading figures and analysis. It also includes the latest meeting and conference reports and a wealth of valuable material to help with the day-to-day work of the regulatory professional. Career opportunities are also featured.

On a monthly basis, every member also receives InTouch, a digest of news about TOPRA, its members and the social aspects of our organisation.
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Training

TOPRA’s structured training programme is recognised internationally as representing the gold-standard in regulatory training for all levels of experience and knowledge. All members are eligible for discounted rates at TOPRA training meetings and symposia which depending on the meeting can add up to a £300 discount for a single event.
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Information Resources

This web site includes members-only areas providing additional information and services. With details of international training meetings and conferences, service and consultancy companies, the most extensive collection of useful regulatory links, and a ‘job-shop’, the website is a valuable resource for every member. The site also has facilities for joining and renewing membership, booking for conferences and other on-line services.
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Facilities

TOPRA members are able to book a meeting room for their personal use at the TOPRA headquarters at very competitive rates. They may also use the offices for internet access and to consult the resource library, which contains amongst other useful materials, journals and MSc dissertations.
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TARIUS

TOPRA members are entitled to a discount on their subscription to Tarius Base Module - an online service which provides access to a database containing the business-critical reference documents from the US and EU authorities and from several important international bodies (ICH, WHO, PIC/S, OECD, GHTF) on all aspects of regulatory and compliance regulation issues pertaining to human drugs, biologics, medical devices and combination products.
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Personal Development

TOPRA is aware that many members like to manage their personal development and extend their technical expertise through a combination of methods: personal attendance at training meetings or conferences, plus reading and electronic learning. Zenosis is a leading provider of e-learning modules in the areas of regulatory affairs and clinical research and their product is used by many leading pharmaceutical corporations. TOPRA has agreed with Zenosis that TOPRA members can purchase their modules at a discounted price, by clicking here.
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Discount on Insurance

TOPRA Members have access to discounted Insurance from PIA Commercial. The discount given to TOPRA members applies to the following Insurance covers:

Professional Indemnity
Office Insurance
Working from Home Insurance which includes Employers/Public Liability as well as Business equipment
Directors and Officers Insurance
Business Travel Insurance
Business Insurance
Liability Insurance

As well as the discount that applies we are able to quickly provide the required policies and cover to the client because of our knowledge, understanding, and experience in the Regulatory Affairs Industry.

This is the main problem Professionals face in trying to arrange suitable cover with standard Insurance Brokers.

For more information, please contact:

Mike Cherrington.
Professional Risks Manager

PIA Commercial Insurance Brokers
The Old Fire Station
69 Albion Street
Birmingham B1 3EA
Telephone 0121 694 6897
Fax 0121 694 7001
email info@piacommercial.com

Website: www.piacommercial.com/products/topra.html
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Access to Pharma Times Daily News Feed

TOPRA Members who have signed up to received email news alerts will also receive a daily newsfeed of the top pharmaceutical industry stories from around the world, provided by Pharma Times.
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RPSGB offer

As a new member service, TOPRA has negotiated with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain a discount on a range of regulatory titles for TOPRA members. The titles available include:

Adverse Drug Reactions
Clinical Pharmacokinetics
Complete Guide to Medical Writing
Concise Clinical Pharmacology
Dale and Appelbe’s Law and Ethics
Development and Control of Medicines and Medical Devices
Dictionary of Pharmacovigilance
Essentials of Economic Evaluation
Global Pharmaceutical Marketing
Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients
Herbal Medicines
Introduction to Statistics in Pharmaceutical CTs
Martindale
Paediatric Drug Handling
Pharmaceutical Toxicology
Quality in the Manufacture of Medicines and Other
Healthcare Products
Rules and Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Distributors
Stockley’s Drug Interactions
BNF 56 and BNF for Children 08

TOPRA members who order these titles are entitled to 15% discount. If you are interested, contact the TOPRA Office who can verify your membership status and issue the promotional code for your order.
TOPRA is delighted that the publishers of Pharmafile have made complimentary copies available to TOPRA members attending our Introductory Courses and EMEA meetings. This is just another of the expanded range of member services we are introducing over the next year.
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Discount at London hotels

TOPRA is pleased to announce that it has agreed discounted member rates at the following hotels:
(Please quote TOPRA when calling or emailing. Rates are subject to availability. TOPRA Member rates valid until 31st December 2009)

Strand Palace Hotel, London
372 Strand
London WC2R 0JJ
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7379 4737
Email: reservations@strandpalacehotel.co.uk
www.strandpalacehotel.co.uk

The Strand Palace Hotel is situated in the heart of the West End, minutes from Covent Garden, Embankment and Charing Cross Underground stations.

Club Twin/Double Room: £123 exc VAT inc breakfast

Club Executive King Room: £167 exc VAT inc breakfast

Radisson Edwardian New Providence Wharf, London
5 Fairmont Avenue
Canary Wharf
London E14 9PQ
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7987 2050
Email: resnpw@radisson.com
www.radissonedwardian.com/hotels/gbcanary

The Radisson Edwardian New Providence Wharf Hotel is near Canary Wharf, ExCeL, The O2 arena and London City airport.

Superior Twin/King Room: £131 exc VAT inc breakfast

Radisson SAS Portman Hotel
22 Portman Square
London
W1H 7BG
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7208 6000
Email: reservation@radissonblu.com
www.radissonblu.com/hotel-london

The Radisson SAS Portman Hotel is just off of London's Oxford Street, so most of London's major landmarks are easily accessible from the hotel.

Standard Room: £143 exc VAT inc breakfast

Superior Room: £153 exc VAT inc breakfast

The Belfry

Wishaw
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B76 9PR
Tel: +44 (0) 1675 470 301
Email: enquiries@thebelfry.com
www.thebelfry.com

The Belfry is a world famous golf and leisure resort set in over 550 acres of countryside in the Heart of England.

Standard Room: £90 exc VAT inc breakfast

Superior Room: £130 exc VAT inc breakfast

Suite: £280 exc VAT inc breakfast

The Kensington Close Hotel & Spa

Wrights Lane
London
W8 5SP
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7368 4041
Fax : +44 (0) 20 7368 4052
Email: res@kensingtonclosehotel.com
www.kensingtonclosehotel.com

The Kensington Close Hotel and Spa is conveniently located close to the shops and only a two-minute walk from the nearest tube station, High Street Kensington.

Standard Room: £99 exc VAT inc breakfast

The Waldorf Hilton Hotel

10% off of the best available rate when a guest quotes TOPRA
Aldwych
London
WC2B 4DD
Tel: 020 7836 2400

Explore London's West End from The Waldorf Hilton hotel in Theatreland, 5 minutes' walk from fantastic shopping in Covent Garden. Dine in style at Homage Grand Salon or indulge in pastries at the patisserie. De-stress at the gym, go for a dip in the pool or do business in the Executive Lounge.
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Guide to Drug Regulatory Affairs/ Book on Demand from Editio Cantor Verlag now available at a discount

Obtaining drug marketing authorisation in the EU is a complex process, necessitating a broad range of knowledge in various areas of specialisation that requires
Regulatory Affairs Managers to be a pharmacist, lawyer, quality manager and project manager in one.

You can use various sources to draw up marketing authorisation applications, but if you are not sure what exactly you are looking for, it is easy to get lost in the sheer abundance of information and lose valuable time.The Guide to Drug Regulatory Affairs eases you through the necessary procedures, comments on EU and EMEA documents and helps you draw up your application.

The guide is available in a print edition as well as an online version for access to over 1,000 regulatory documents. Written and compiled by respected experts from government agencies, institutions and companies for both newcomers and professionals in the regulatory scene, the Guide is a reference work on the organisational, legal and CTD aspects of applying for marketing authorisation.

There are 6 sections:

Part A: application procedures, the legal framework and the requirements that need to be taken into consideration in preparing documents.
Part B: practical advice on the actual work of making an application.
Part C: how to obtain marketing authorization for special drug products, including blood products, orphan drugs and traditional herbal medicines.
Parts D and E: special drug products for children and the requirements and possibilities of electronic marketing authorisation.
Part F: a collection of application forms and relevant websites.

Definitions and explanations of over 300 technical terms and abbreviations are also included in both the print and online edition.

The contents of the online version are regularly updated and amended by the authors, plus an email service alerts users to developments.

Advantages of the print-on-demand version
In line with legislational developments and changes, the Guide is regularly updated and amended by its editors and authors with the help of a modern content management system.

The book is printed when ordered (in either hardcover or paperback form) and thus reflects the contents of the online version of the Guide at the time of ordering.

Who should buy the Guide?

Employees, executives and directors in the pharmaceutical and API industry
Legal advisers and attorneys
Employees and heads of regulatory authorities
Consultants
Quality assurance professionals
Drug regulatory trainees

Rates for TOPRA Members:

First year online subscription: €750 (Normal price: €1250)
Book Print-on-demand (The latest version of the database printed on the day you order): €380 (Normal price €430)

For more information or to order to Guide, please visit www.drugregulatoryaffairs.eu

E-Learning with Zenosis

TOPRA has agreed the provision of the Zenosis system of online, global, regulatory and compliance training and knowledge support, after two years of an ongoing evaluation program of member services development. Zenosis has invested over three years in pioneering the development of ‘Always up to date’ learning on demand.

TOPRA Membership Discount
Under the agreement with Zenosis, TOPRA members buying a module will benefit from a TOPRA membership discount. TOPRA is the second Professional Association to use Zenosis as a cornerstone of its online learning strategy, with ‘Lakemedelsakdemin’ (the Swedish Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences) now in its second year of promoting the Zenosis system to its members across Scandinavia. The Zenosis concept of learning is now used, or under consideration, by some 80% of the top 20 global Pharmaceutical companies.

TOPRA’s Executive Director Lynda Wight, stated “The provision of high-quality information and training resources is one of TOPRA’s key objectives. By partnering with Zenosis in this way, TOPRA is complementing its programme of courses and conferences with e-learning, and extending the options available to its members to help them become the best regulatory professionals they can be. This new service will particularly benefit those in our international membership who cannot attend meetings”

A Unique Service
The Zenosis learning product is truly unique; the training and information modules are pushing forward their credentials as continual knowledge support tools supported by a recent survey of Zenosis users across the world, claiming that over 76% would continue to access the modules on a monthly/weekly basis and 33% daily. Zenosis is now being used by Pharmaceutical, Biotech, medical device and Clinical Research companies in the USA, Europe and the Far East in Regulatory Affairs and R&D/ Clinical Departments. As Zenosis continues to develop its range of modules it will cover all international regulatory & compliance areas across the drug development life cycle.

For further information contact: info@zenosis.com or to purchase modules at a discounted rate click here.
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Informa Healthcare Books

TOPRA members can purchase Informa Healthcare’s regulatory books at a 20% discount. To take advantage of this substantial discount on many titles, you will need to access the online catalogue and order form with discount code via the InTouch homepage. www.topra.org/intouch

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Additional member benefits and services are being considered at the moment and all members will be notified of any excitng developments as they become available.