by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 12, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
If you’re a business owner and part of a partnership it is imperative that you have an up-to-date and relevant partnership agreement. And no I’m not talking about the template your lawyer pulled out all those years ago or the copy gathering dust in the...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 12, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Regulation
In the office here, we followed a lively LinkedIn discussion talking about the use of cameras in a care home setting and whether such technology could be useful, is invasive or is wanted by the patient and their family. Many good points were raised including: 1. Well...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 12, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands
What’s on the market now? What can you afford? And what’s a good investment? I often talk to pharmacists wanting to buy their own pharmacy and enter the market as a business owner. I want be my own boss, I’m sick of being employed and I’m...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 12, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Regulation
The NHS Litigation Authority have recently published statistics on their website relating to appeals for pharmacy contracts. The number of appeals since the new market entry regulations has decreased however this may be a market anomaly as applicants get their heads...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 12, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Regulation
Recent coverage in the Australian community pharmacy press has centred around the benefit and/or potential harm of prescribing and dispensing medicines without a face-to-face consultation. The discussion raised asked the question whether an online questionnaire is...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 20, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers
So much for all the wonders and claims of slimming tablets … After investigation, the MHRA has recently issued alerts about a number of products found to have prescription only drug ingredients in them. All the alerts were raised by the Hong Kong Department of...
