by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 2, 2012 | Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers
From 12th July 2102, the UK is adopting an EU directive which will effectively close the loophole that has previously allowed pharmacies to conduct up to 5% of their trade commercially without holding a wholesale dealers license. Those wholesale exporters in...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 2, 2012 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
From July 12th 2012, the UK will be adopting and implementing EU guidance which will effectively remove the exemption which has for years allowed pharmacies to conduct up to 5% of their medicines turnover as wholesale trade, without the possession of a wholesale...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 30, 2012 | Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers
For Pharma companies, adherence or lack of it, is undoubtedly a very major stumbling block to brand development and brand success. Many types of initiative have been tried over the years, to try to improve patients adherence to prescribed therapy, with mixed results....
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 30, 2012 | Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers
80% of all deficiencies found by MHRA inspectors during inspections of wholesale dealers of medicines premises concerned just 3 subject categories : * Temperature Conditions * Quality Management Systems (QMS) * Documentation With temperature conditions, the most...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 30, 2012 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
I was recently approached by a young pharmacist who had become aware that one branch of a national multiple was to be closed down in a location where the multiple had 2 branches. The pharmacist had secured suitable premises from which to run a replacement pharmacy for...