by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 12, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
RP – Responsible Person relating to MHRA GDP – Good Distribution Practice – the guidelines by which medicine wholesalers must adhere to WDA(H) – Wholesale Distribution Authorisation for Human Use – previously Wholesale Dealer’s...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 12, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
What are Out of Specification results (OOS)? It seems to be clear enough in the name but I thought I better check it out. One definition is: All test results which fall outside the specifications or acceptance criteria established in drug applications, drug master...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 12, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
Pfizer’s bid for AstraZeneca scrutinised – should it be only the shareholders who decide? AstraZeneca employs over six thousand people in the UK. Pfizer has made nine promises in a letter to David Cameron which are said to reflect Pfizer’s commitment to the UK....
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 11, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
If you’re applying for a new Wholesale Distribution Authorisation – WDA(H) – you will need to have a Responsible Person or RP registered to the Authorisation. This person needs to be approved and registered by the MHRA. As a new wholesaler you can...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 11, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers
Adjective: Genuine; real. Adverb: Without intention to deceive. Noun: Good faith; absence of fraud It is a crazy world, in the last year I have been asked during training ….what is a bona fides? How do you check a suppliers bona fides? We go into great detail...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 10, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands
So you’ve decide to apply to open an internet pharmacy and you’ve read the application form and it seems simple enough. I mean people send you prescriptions in the mail or via ETP2, you dispense and you send it out via mail or courier. It’s not a...
