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Directive 2011/62/EU- new definition of “introduced” medicines.
Directive 2011/62/EU, has introduced a new definition of " Introduced " medicines. These are medicines which are to be imported into a EU Member state solely for the purpose of exporting again to a third country with no intention of them being placed on the...
The Falsified Medicine Directive – aligns the MHRA issued licences with standard document being brought into use across the EU.
We are currently in the " Frieze Period " announced by the MHRA where no variations to licences will be dealt with while the MHRA prepare to "cut over" from the old style licence to the new format which will bring us into line with the rest of Europe....
Reminder: only 1 week until The Pharmacy Show
Don't forget to Jackie Peck’s presentation at his year’s Pharmacy Show. Jackie will be presenting: 'New ideas to optimise your dispensing process’ which is scheduled for 2.45 pm on Monday September 30. The presentation is part of the Pharmacy Business Accelerator...
Looking to buy a pharmacy?
So you want to be a business owner and you've decided you want to run your own pharmacy. Do you know what’s on the market? Who to contact? And how do you assess business value? What do you do? It is a daunting task to buy a pharmacy and the end outcome is ultimately a...
Introducing our newest author on the blog!
Firstly, to all the readers of this welcome to the blog and I hope you enjoy the content I will be preparing for you. My name is Antony Boonen and I am new to Pharmacy Consulting and new to the blog. I have relocated from Australia where I spent the last 8 years...
(2013/C 68/01) – what does it mean to you?
** 2014 Update ** After being present at a number of MHRA inspections since these guidelines came in, PCL have had a number of calls from wholesalers who have been suspended for trade or whose inspection results weren't great. PCL can help you audit your current...
A future for Community Pharmacy
It is an interesting landscape for the industry right now. The smaller strip pharmacy is becoming an endangered species as the larger retail driven pharmacies continue to evolve. We know in our own dealings as the customer that we continually expect more for less. ...
Is mobile technology going to help deliver QIPP size savings?
Just as Pharmacy is catching up with relatively old robotic technology for their dispensaries and ditching tablet counters. Blue-tooth wireless mobile technology has advanced, and has been incorporated into miniature integrated medical devices.For example...
Temperature mapping and monitoring this Summer
How did your warehouse cope this summer? Were you one of the many companies whose QA Department and Responsible People (RPs) were tearing their hair out responding to the alarms? We have had continual warm sunny days for nearly two months and while children have...
Business Advice for your Pharmacy ?
Where do you go if you need some advice regarding buying or new service development? You might want to borrow to invest in new technology or benchmark yourself against other pharmacies? Pharmacy Consulting can help you with many of your requirements and can signpost...
Quality & Professionalism & Whistleblowing ?
It is a wet Saturday morning and I am having a coffee and reading the headlines in my Pharmaceutical Journal , I have stumbled on the article "Warning for pharmacist guilty of motoring offences " The young man had been rather heavy with his right foot on several...
Join the stakeholder panel and help the RPS develop a resource to improve quality systems in pharmacy
Come on all you pharmacists and technicians , this is a great chance for you to really help the RPS to improve the quality resources for pharmacy and help other time pressed pharmacists to improve their standards and systems in their practice. I help pharmacy...