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Who is responsible when the “Serious Shortage Protocol” is put into action and will you be insured?

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 18, 2019 | Blog

If a pharmacy allows the pharmacist to supply different strengths, quality or pharmaceutical form or indeed a different medicine to the prescription only medicine prescribed, using the newly agreed “Serious Shortage Protocol” who is liable if the patient...

Travel insurance after Brexit have you considered buying?

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 18, 2019 | Blog

The Government is advising people that they must obtain their own travel insurance after Brexit. This is because the European Health Insurance Card the EHIC will disappear over night. This will also affect all the UK citizens who currently live abroad and take up...

How will the reclassification of pregabalin affect the supply chain

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 18, 2019 | Blog

From the 1st of April 2019 pregabalin and gabapentin will be re-classified as class C controlled substances in the UK. The change has been prompted due to a sharp increase in deaths which toxicology has proved an association with the medicines. In addition the...

What is the “10 day rule and when would I apply it?

by Suzanne Hayes | Mar 14, 2019 | Blog

“10 day rule” What is the ten day rule? All stakeholders in the medicines supply chain such as, wholesalers, pharmacies, hospitals will have to verify and decommission medicinal products when they are supplied to the patient or a healthcare provider who is...

What is an “Aggregated Code” and how can it help save medicine wastage?

by Suzanne Hayes | Mar 14, 2019 | Blog

“Aggregated Codes” how can they help wastage? Community pharmacies, at the time of dispensing , must verify the safety features and decommission the “UI” of the medicinal products they dispense and decommission the medicinal products as they hand them to...

What are Anti-Tampering Devices “ATDs”?

by Suzanne Hayes | Mar 14, 2019 | Blog

What is an Anti-Tampering device “ATD”? An anti-tampering device “ATD” is designed to be attached to all medicinal products placed on the market after the 9th of February to aid the different stakeholders in the supply chain...

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Who is responsible when the “Serious Shortage Protocol” is put into action and will you be insured?

Travel insurance after Brexit have you considered buying?

How will the reclassification of pregabalin affect the supply chain

What is the “10 day rule and when would I apply it?

What is an “Aggregated Code” and how can it help save medicine wastage?

What are Anti-Tampering Devices “ATDs”?

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