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Opening a Pharmacy in 2014

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 1, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy

So you want to open a pharmacy? To be your own boss. Do you know which location you would like? Which rule will you apply under? Have you read the relevant PNA? And what does it say? An NHS contracted pharmacy cannot simply be opened; you have to apply.  And you have...

Changing landscape of UK Community Pharmacy

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 25, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation

Following on from news of the Co-Op’s decision to sell of its 750 pharmacies, Chemist & Druggist reported that a private consortium has raised approximately £40 m of the targeted £60 m required to commence their negotiations with the group. Whilst the group...

Falsified Medicines

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 25, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation

As advisors to medicine wholesalers and pharmacies, we concern ourselves with maintaining the integrity of the supply chain.  We stress the importance of being wary of falsified medicines and the pitfalls to look out for. Why is this product so cheap? Why is such a...

Validation of Cool/Cold Chain GDP Requirements – a common sense approach

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 16, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation

One of the main changes seen in the recently issued European Commission Guidelines on Good Distribution Practices for medicines for human use (2013/C 343/01) is the emphasis on validating the entire supply chain to ensure that products that are temperature sensitive...

An Audit – a disruption or a useful tool?

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 16, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation

There you are, a Team Leader/Manager, with a full workload for the day, deadlines to meet, goods to get out the door, orders to process, sales to make and you get a notification of an audit! Either internal or external, they appear to get in the way of what you need...
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  • Licence Holder Training on 3 August 2026 10:00 am
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MHRA Alerts & Recalls

Field Safety Notices: 6 to 10 July 2026
14 July 2026
Class 2 Medicines Recall: Beckton Dickson UK Ltd, ChloraPrep 1mL applicator, EL(26)A/34
13 July 2026
Class 2 Medicines Recall: Bristol Laboratories Limited, Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg/5ml Sugar free Oral Solution BP, EL(26)A/33
9 July 2026
UPDATE: Class 4 Medicines Defect Notification: Relonchem Limited, Gabapentin Relonchem 50mg/ml Oral Solution, EL(26)A/31
7 July 2026

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