by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Aug 2, 2011 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
I well remember how excited I was the first time that I ran a pharmacy on my own as more than a locum, even though it was a long time ago! Today’s young pharmacists are no less enthusiastic and ambitious than I was, and it is therefore a pity that NHS Pharmacy...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 29, 2011 | Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers
The EU commission have just published for consultation new Guidelines on Good Distribution Practice (GDP) for human medicinal products. Ostensibly the reasons given for the consultation and proposed guidance updating are that the previous EU GDP guidance is 17 years...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 8, 2011 | Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers
Over time I have been asked more than once by branded Pharma suppliers to give an opinion and ideas on making supply chain changes. On one occasion I was also asked to gather together a representative sample of independent pharmacists to help the company understand...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 4, 2011 | Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers
**** 2014 UPDATE **** Updating this post now, it seems so much has changed since this was written in 2011. At PCL, we have noted the number of calls increase recently about applying for NHS Distance Selling/Internet Pharmacy contracts. We have also noticed the number...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 4, 2011 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
**** 2014 UPDATE **** Wouldn’t it be convenient if every GP surgery had a pharmacist? Doesn’t it make sense that this should be the case? Often, many GPs or pharmacists call me about opening, relocating or merging a pharmacy and GP. But it’s not...
