by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 19, 2015 | Analyisis, Blog, Business, Community Pharmacy, GPhC, Pharmacist, Regulation
The community pharmacy industry remains heavily regulated in Australia as most of us in the industry believe it should be. In every case, rules are there for a reason and though we know the rules sometimes some of us simply ignore them. Here in Australia, the...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 19, 2015 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, GPhC, NHS, Pharmacist, Regulation
For the time being, the pill will remain as a ‘prescription only’ item here in Australia. This comes after a recent review undertaken by the Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling (ACMS). Whilst the possibility of moving the pill to an over the counter medicine...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 17, 2015 | Blog, Business, Community Pharmacy, Consultancy, Distance Selling Pharmacy, GPhC, Licence Acquisition, NHS, Pharmacist, pharmacy business development, PNA, Regulation, setting up a pharmacy business
The GPhC consider a pharmacy professional fit to practice when they can demonstrate the skills, knowledge, character and health required to do their job safely and effectively. They describe fitness to practice as a person’s suitability to be on the register without...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 26, 2015 | Analyisis, Blog, Business, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacist
As the government and community pharmacy industry now have a “letter of intent” in regards to the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement it is time for the other health professions to take their shot. Whilst we are continually hearing the pressure that doctors, nurses...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 26, 2015 | Analyisis, Blog, Business, Pharmacy Suppliers
Bayer is the most recent winner of the reputation stakes according to a survey conducted by The Reputation Institute. The German company has maintained its position at the top for the fourth year in a row. Roche, Abbot, Lilly and GSK in that order followed Bayer....
