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Only two years left…
Have only two years to prepare for FMD compliance. EU FMD specifically outlines how the EU will track and trace medications using serialisation, government reporting, and verification components. This time last year (February 2016) the Delegated Act was...
No silo working Quality and Sales must be aligned.
Bercrow says NO you cannot address parliament and May says Yes please come and visit as soon as possible as we want to talk TRADE DEAL! This is the silo thinking and working seem all the time in a wholesaler’s business! The commercial team say we must push sales at...
Face to Face Bona Fides Checks
What is the risk of not meeting you suppliers and customers face to face? Call me old fashioned but I like to know who I am dealing with. I like to see the white of their eye, their premises, their procedures. With Valentine’s Day, fast approaching sweethearts are...
Need Bona Fide help?
Having trouble gathering all the necessary information about your customer or supplier? Getting ready for Inspection? Short of time? Having difficulties? PCL have many years of experience in bona fide checks. We offer different levels of help: Bespoke Bona fide Team...
WORLD CANCER DAY. SATURDAY 4th Feb
Taking place under the tagline ‘We can. I can.’, World Cancer Day 2017 will explore how everyone – as a collective or as individuals – can do their part to reduce the global burden of cancer. Just as cancer affects everyone in different ways, all people...
The Cart before the Horse
As we are always being told that we undertake Risk Assessments all the time. In our personal lives and in our professional lives. Mostly, we are doing it automatically. A sub-conscious process that draws on prior knowledge, previous experience and a perceived...
Cold-icy Winter for us
We are only started the new year and it looks like exceptionally cold and snowy winter weather coming to Europe. It is fab for news for ski and snowboard lovers but for pharmaceutical companies and wholesalers are not, as pharmaceutical products cannot be transported...
Taking meds made in India
Being aware of taking medicines manufactured in India? Nowadays well known multinational companies manufacturing their licensed pharmaceutical products in India but only by qualified manufacturer. Last year 25% of UK medicines are made in India and each batch...
Speak to the Experts
Are you looking to set up a new business venture somewhere within the medicine supply chain, then speak to the experts. There are certainly plenty of opportunities and the returns can be attractive, as a result many people and organisations are looking to enter this...
On Your Marks, Get Set, Go!
On Your Marks, Get Set, Go! A few days in to the New Year and the clock has already started ticking, whether it’s for short term deadlines, there are plenty of things on the horizon. Controlled Drugs Annual Statistical Return ...
Majors and Others
The MHRA Inspectorate are a busy bunch of people. With increasing numbers of new applications for WDA (H) licenses and a greater level of expectation on GDP standards, they have a lot of ground to cover – metaphorically and physically. So it should be little surprise...
NHSmail e mail – Are you prepared?
One requirement is that your pharmacy has a NHSmail e mail account by 24th November 2017 but they must have applied for it by 1st February 2017. How do you do apply for a NHSmail account for your pharmacy? The following information: 1. Trading name of pharmacy...