by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 19, 2018 | Blog, Business, Community Pharmacy, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, NHS, Pharmacist
It is with sadness that I reflect on the news of 2017 and the start of 2018. A&E is in crisis and there are no free appointments in GP practices, and yet Pharmacies are closing as they are not viable. What is the cheapest health care intervention? The...
by John Finey | Oct 16, 2017 | Blog, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, Humidity, MHRA, WDA(H), WDA(H)
Looking back over the summer, my recollection is one of pretty cool and damp weather, but records do show that we at least had a few hot days. And with hot days come temperature deviations particularly during transportation and looking back over the deviations from...
by Adel Nagy | Sep 29, 2017 | Blog, Consultancy, GDP/RP, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, MHRA, RP, Training
The European GDP Guideline of 5 November 2013 requires that wholesale distributors have to appoint a Responsible Person (RP) for GDP. The RP is responsible for safeguarding product users against potential hazards arising from poor distribution practices. According to...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 11, 2017 | Falsified Medicines, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, MHRA, Regulation, Transportation, WDA(H), WDA(H)
You may have been supplied with medicines in the past by suppliers or organisations who sell or donate the medicines to you, however, if you are to ensure the supply chain is compliant and legal you must obtain a WDA. Where do you start? The first thing you need to do...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 23, 2017 | Blog, Brexit, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, WDA(H)
The UK triggered Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union on 29th of March 2017 and as a result all primary and secondary law ceases to apply to the UK from 30th of March 2019. Companies who hold centrally authorised “MA s” must proactively review their MA terms,...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 12, 2017 | Blog, Consultancy, External Audit, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, Licence Acquisition, MHRA, Regulation, RP, WDA(H), WDA(H)
Do what I say not what I do, how many of us heard this from our parents & teachers or at least thought that it was one of their mottos? Unfortunately this seems to be a common theme in interactions with all sorts of official bodies as well, now I am not daft...
