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Are we sleep-walking into a Healthcare Crisis in Northern Ireland?
There is much discussion at all levels at the moment about the Withdrawal…
Know your Supplier!
Companies who hold a wholesale licence must understand the…
Travel in peace in the EU with your Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
It is always advisable to take out comprehensive travel insurance when we go on holiday or taking a business trip abroad…
Five Known Advantages of Blister Packs over bulk medicine bottles
Five Known Advantages of Blister Packs over bulk medicine bottles. product integrity…
The Hungarian Competent has approved a temporary authorisation for Covid 19 vaccines
The Hungarian Authority, OGYÉI granted a…
Start 2021 with Responsible Person Import training
We are no longer officially part of the EU, therefore new rules and…
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.