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Changes in Medical Device Regulation 1.
There have been major regulatory changes within the Medical Device market, with more coming in the form of the Medical Device Regulations (MDR) which is in the process of being implemented at the moment. The main change that has affected the market over the last...
Pharmacist Locum Rates Under Pressure?
Pharmacist locum rates have been under pressure for some time and it is quite an established fact that they have been falling for some time now…
GDPR.. Are you compliant?
Changes to the way data is held and processed are now in place since the adoption of GDPR legislation which came into force on the 25th May. Unless you have been living on a desert island somewhere, you could hardly have failed to notice this given the plethora of...
The 2D matrix code in support of the Falsified Medicines Directive – is your pharmaceutical manufacturing/wholesaling business ready?
In an effort to make the distribution and sale of pharmaceuticals safer than ever before, security features will become mandatory on the packaging of all prescription drugs in February 2019…
Online Slimming Pills – are they worth it?
The sun is shining and it is around this time of year that people wish to start on a ‘fast fix’ diet, ready for the summer months. We get pulled in by the super models on the runway and celebs on the front of the magazines. Lose 21lbs in a month? who wouldn’t want to...
Dispensing Errors The New Legislation
A new legislation introducing new legal defences to prevent the automatic criminalisation of inadvertent dispensing errors are now in place…
Superintendent Pharmacist wanted for more than one business?
Department of Health and Social Care is considering the possibility of having a superintendent pharmacist overseeing more than one pharmacy business…
A Pioneer for female pharmacists
Elsie Hooper (1879-1969), a pioneer for female pharmacists in the early 1900’s is being celebrated on International Women’s Day 2018. On 17th June 1911, a small group of female pharmacists joined the Women’s Coronation Procession – alongside these pharmacists where a...
Counterfeit Diet Pills – What Is the True Cost?
Almost everybody wishes to lose weight at some time or another, whether it be for the holidays or a special occasion, but what is the best and easiest way to do it? A quick internet search shows a variety of methods from joining a slimming club, dieting or going to...
MHRA GDP/GMP Symposium Overview
The recent GDP/GMP symposiums both concentrated on quality risk management, as compared to a previous emphasis on risk assessment. MHRA inspectors appear increasingly unhappy that pharmaceutical companies appear to be throwing together risk assessments, without...
Pharma companies and post-Brexit
MPs were told in December that UK patient involvement in clinical trials will diminish post-Brexit making manufactures less likely to invest here. They were also told that unlocking the potential of patient data held by the NHS may be enough to persuade the...
Is your RP always in the loop?
Do you keep your RP informed? Is your RP aware of the little problems you’ve encountered along the way? And the seemingly harmless solutions you’ve applied…