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Is your medical equipment vulnerable to a cyberattack? You better find out.
Is the software embedded in your medical equipment vulnerable to a cyberattack? Equipment running older software is much more vulnerable to cyberattack. Older software may be embedded in medical devices and may require regular updates. Find out if it is possible?...
Seven useful terms explained for new wholesalers who want to Export medicines out of the EEA.
Seven useful terms: “IATA” “The International Air Transport Association “this body regulates air travel worldwide. IATA are responsible for security and safety of air travel and the regulation of air transport of dangerous goods. “CEIV “Centre of Excellence for...
Contracting a Consultant is only half the battle!
Quality Management Systems (QMS) for Wholesalers can be built by a consultant alone, but the best QMS is one which has input from the Company, the staff who carry out the activities and the managers who are responsible for the business and specific processes within...
The UK may see medicine shortages and delays in the introduction of new medicines after Brexit.
The EU market accounts for 25% of all global medicines sales, when we break away and become a smaller separate market, companies may very well priorities bigger markets to introduce their medicines into over the UK. The NHS may as a result struggle to access...
Centrally authorised Medicinal Products for Human and Veterinary Use
The UK triggered Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union on 29th of March 2017 and as a result all primary and secondary law ceases to apply to the UK from 30th of March 2019. Companies who hold centrally authorised “MA s” must proactively review their MA terms,...
Who do you turn to for your PGDs now?
I read with interest that the largest suppliers of PGDs has folded with immediate effect. They have trained over 2000 people, and issued certificates of PGD service provision. This is begging the question why? Have they fallen fowl of CQC? Have they gone into...
Do what I say not what I do?
Do what I say not what I do, how many of us heard this from our parents & teachers or at least thought that it was one of their mottos? Unfortunately this seems to be a common theme in interactions with all sorts of official bodies as well, now I am not daft...
New Pharmacy professional standards come into force on May 12th
Read the nine new standards below and ask yourself the questions I have posed follow the standard, if you cannot say Yes to all the questions you need to reflect on your practice considering these new guidelines and act now! Standard 1. Provide person-centred care --...
Does modern technology give better and cheaper pharmacy access to everyone?
Just this week I have read of two government funded Scottish initiatives for pharmacy, one for a research project where patients in a rural area in Aberdeenshire where a patient can go into the post office and speak to a pharmacist in a neighbouring village via a...
It is time for the pharmacy professional undergraduate courses to be more multi-disciplinary!
The Pharmacy professional standards are merging with CQC standards. There is talk of all the regulators merging, so why do we not have foundation training with other medical professionals? It may be time for pharmacist to specialise and work in their speciality with...
Article 23
Wholesalers need to get familiar with Article 23 Wholesalers will be able to verify and decommission medicinal products on behalf of groups of organisations who do not operate in a healthcare institution or within a pharmacy. These groups of organisations...
APBI
APBI have a useful, resource for FMD, Safety Features queries also which is an open website with the following link: http://www.abpi.org.uk/our-work/falsified-medicines-directive/resources-and-links/Pages/default.aspx