by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Feb 14, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers
This week we were out visiting some clients and one pharmacist told us: “You will be glad to know that in my position as a pharmacy advisor, I have taken on board all you said about cold chain storage and I have ordered new fridges for my client! I have also bought a...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Feb 12, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers
After reviewing some websites that sell vitamins I am astonished at the medical claims being made by many of these sites. If there is a medical claim made then the vitamin may find itself re-classed as a medicine! There are sites selling herbal equivalents of the...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 17, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Regulation
What do ‘Who do you think we are. What do you think we do?’ (Pharmacy Voice) ,’Call to Action’ (NHS England), and ‘Now or Never’ Royal Pharmaceutical Society have in common? Simply, they state that Pharmacy is an underused resource for the NHS, that patients and...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 6, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers
You may have just purchased or need to purchase a new fridge suitable for pharmacy or wholesaling. Here are some tips to help settle in the new fridge and get the most out of your new piece of equipment. Tips and hints to settle in your new fridge Remove all...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 6, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Regulation
The National Clinical Assessment Service back in 2009 scoped the health concerns and issues facing pharmacists. Their research found that many pharmacists felt that their health concerns were a direct result of their job and that on occasions ill health had led to...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 6, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Regulation
One area of public health that does not get too much press is children’s mental health. We have all heard and read about initiatives to help dementia sufferers and many of us have signed up to be a dementia friend. But we also need to focus on the other end of the...
