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Counting down… Be prepared for the Brexit

As always get your checklist out and manage them to carry on trading, be able to receive from the EU/EEA and send out pharmaceutical goods from the UK. Make sure your organization is ready when Brexit hits. What should you have ready before Brexit happens? Check your:...

Shipping pharmaceuticals from Asia to Europe in comfort

MSC Gülsün announced that their first 23.000+teu vessel Container Ship has completed its landmark from Asia to Europe. This new container ship is built to have the largest capacity and be able to produce low CO2 emission to be environment friendly by lowering the carbon footprint during the supply chain.

Risk Management in Pharma

A probability or threat of damage, injury, liability, loss, or any other negative occurrence that is caused by external or internal vulnerabilities, and that may be avoided through preemptive action

GDP Responsible Person Cogent “Gold Standard” Training formally recognised by the MHRA

Over the last few years, many companies like ourselves have offered a number of courses to help companies train their employees about being compliant. For most companies, the current courses available are enough to ensure they understand what is excepted of them by the MHRA. Like most things, this is changing, and a basic understanding is not enough anymore. For those looking to be RPs (Responsible Persons) or even directors of companies they now need more in-depth training. Over the last year, we have been looking at a way into how Pharmacy Consulting can help business with this. Following this, we have been Cogent accredited and can offer our GDP Responsible Person Cogent “Gold Standard” Training formally recognised by the MHRA.

2D Barcodes have a hidden issue

It has now been a few months since the start of the new FMD (Falsified Medicines Directive) process and while no one expected it to work fully from day one, one rather obscure issue has arisen. 2D Barcodes have a hidden issue.

New GP indemnity scheme covers practice pharmacists

As of 1st April 2019, a new NHS arrangement is in place to cover practice pharmacists as well as contracted GP staff in General Practice. The Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice is a state indemnity scheme covering NHS services provided by General...

Changes of pregabalin and gabapentin

Decision made by Home Office, which comes into force from 1st of April 2019 that pregabalin and gabapentin is placed in schedule 3 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. But would be excluded from the requirement to be stored in a safe....

Need to know about Responsible Person import (RP-i)

In the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, a wholesale dealer may import Qualified Person certified medicines form the EEA if certain checks are made by the Responsible Person import (RPi) RP-i has an important role in ensuring that only bona fide quality...