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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…
European Medicines Agency (EMA) to move from London to Amsterdam.
Following a bun fight between 19 EU countries and a failure to agree on the new location of the EMA within the group of EU foreign ministers the decision was made by tossing a coin, at least it wasn’t ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’! Amsterdam won through meaning that...
Do you have the correct licences for supply of Controlled Drugs?
Are you a Wholesaler exporting Controlled Drugs or are planning to expand your product range to include Controlled Drugs? Do you hold a valid United Kingdom Controlled Drug Licence from the Home Office – if not you should and your WDA (H) may need to be varied to...
The Death of the Local Community Pharmacy
It is with sadness that I reflect on the news of 2017 and the start of 2018. A&E is in crisis and there are no free appointments in GP practices, and yet Pharmacies are closing as they are not viable. What is the cheapest health care intervention? The...
I have overheard two worrying conversations involving relatively recently qualified pharmacists.
Scenario 1 Patient asks for advice about travelling with medication to a north African resort for three weeks and wanted to know how they should best store their medication. Given that they had been told that their accommodation included a fridge the patient asked...
Pregabalin and Gabapentin set to reclassify to controlled drugs (CD)
With official figures showing pregabalin related deaths to 111 and gabapentin related deaths to 59, the Home Office launched on 13th November three options for the reclassification of these two drugs. The options for its reclassification includes schedule 3, this...
New year new you/business
Thinking of expanding your WDA business? See any opportunity in exporting because of Brexit? Or just need a hand or advice on how to be better than other wholesalers? Pharmacy Consulting Limited is here to help and advise you on your next step if you are thinking of...
Cold is coming to town
Get ready for the cold temperature drop. Make sure your premises and fleet are ready to handle the winter conditions. You should have a disaster plan ready in case of any emergency or unplanned event raise. PCL has many years of experience in winter mapping, disaster...
Competence
If you were lucky enough to own a helicopter, would you take it to the local garage for a service as opposed to a helicopter specialist? Given the complexity and the consequences of the job not being done properly my guess is the answer would be no. Similarly I am not...