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Do UK MA in the EU have to Serialise the packs for the UK Market when GB does require the packs to be serialised?
he UK MAs currently cover the whole of the “UK” so the UK MAs include Northern Ireland Supply…
The “Safety features” element of EUFMD (FMD2011/62/EU) and Delegated Regulation (20016/161) What Pharmacies in GB need to know and do?
Lets start with the definition GB is now only…
The “Safety features” element of EUFMD (FMD2011/62/EU) and Delegated Regulation (20016/161) What Pharmacies in Northern Ireland (NI) need to know and do?
For Northern Irish Pharmacies FMD requirements have not changed and they must continue to verify and decommission their “2D” barcoded packs…
Data Collecting Wearable Devices are helping GPs diagnose and track patient symptoms.
On line GP consultations are here to stay for a while and the diagnosis of certain conditions are being aided more and more by wearable devices. Many devices now not only measure (for example) heart rates, they can also track and alert of any irregularities in what...
Updates to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to help with Covid 19 Vaccine Temporary Approval
In October the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 were updated to allow the MHRA to grant temporary authorisation of specific batches of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine without needing to wait for EMA approval. The approval is a temporary one which will...
Patient Compliance and Augmented Reality “AR”
Augmented Reality is being used as a tool to aid patient compliance. Smart phones, apps, cameras and tablets help to improve patient information and confidence with their medicines. Silver surfers are much more tech savvy.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the development of new Covid-19 treatments
The use of innovative technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been invaluable in a lot of the research being carried out during the Coronavirus pandemic. Algorithms which examine the relationships between disease and existing drugs can crunch data quickly....
The 3 Ts which are proving to be dysfunctional – Test, Track and Trace!
The UKs test, track and trace system has been experienced by some of my employees and it has been a fairly unpleasant experience with conflicting advice being given , with different numbers of days suggested for self-isolation which has a knock on for the employee in...
The True Cost of Brexit to the UK public
The Pharmaceutical Industry in the UK has been hit by the massive increase in the cost of Regulatory Changes. The pharmacy companies in the UK may suffer with the loss of EU collaborative research. There is uncertainty what the effect on no MRA and no FMD will be in...
Alcohol and Covid -19! Is another crisis looming?
Alcohol and its deleterious effect on the brain is not news, however the rise in alcohol consumption and the long term affects due to the lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic is yet to be seen. But there will be no surprises if it is found that loss of brain...
Brexit and the effect on “IP”
It could be a game changer if, as we have just witnessed during this pandemic, the pharmaceutical industry works in a collaborative way to innovate, share research and empower researchers. The approach challenges the strong IP protection system which has been in place...
VAT Just Got Exciting!
Hopefully that got your attention……..exciting may be stretching it but please read on. It’s that dreaded word again, Brexit, which fundamentally changes how we trade with the EU and this clearly has VAT impacts. So if you have any suppliers or customers in the EU there are things you need to consider and actions you need to take…..NOW….