by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog, Business, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Brands, pharmacy business development, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
The Government is considering merging the nine regulators into one, which would be responsible for registering all healthcare professionals and carrying out disciplinary procedures. There are also rumours of the GMC and NMC merging and Pharmacists, Dentists and...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Distance Selling Pharmacy, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Brands, pharmacy business development, Pharmacy Suppliers
If you’re bored with community pharmacy and need a new challenge why not consider enrolling on an independent prescriber course? Models of care are changing. Pharmacists have a chance now to be more involved in the clinical management of patients, for their care...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog, Falsified Medicines, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Brands, pharmacy business development, Pharmacy Suppliers
From 2018, all codeine containing products will be prescription only. This decision is not fully supported by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. It is hoped that there will still be access to pain relief in a timely manner at an affordable price and the...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Feb 21, 2017 | Blog, CQC, Distance Selling Pharmacy, Falsified Medicines, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, GPhC, MHRA, NHS, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Quality Systems, Regulation, Training
It is well known that if you tell patients what the side effects of their medicines are then they are much better at complying with the dosage regime. During all consultations, your clinical decisions and patient feedback needs. It should not come as a surprise...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Feb 21, 2017 | Blog, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, MHRA, Quality Systems, Regulation, RP, SOPs, WDA(H)
Risk Assessments and Self-audits should cover the whole of your GDP activities during the year. It is best to plan and ensure that you also conduct at least a couple of process audits. Prior to conducting risk assessments, you should look for evidence and discuss with...