by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Nov 14, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Regulation
Are you thinking of opening a Distance Selling Pharmacy? We are conducting a training course for anyone considering opening a Distance Selling Pharmacy. The course will give an overview of the requirements of opening an internet pharmacy and provide a...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 13, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
The MHRA, along with hundreds of government websites will be moving to GOV.UK over the next few months. The new website will look very different from the current website. To help users find their way around the site, the MHRA will let us see the information on GOV.UK...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 13, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers
From the 22nd April the MHRA only accept new applications for wholesale distribution authorisations via the MHRA Process Licensing Portal – https://pclportal.mhra.gov.uk. The MHRA have issued two useful guidance documents on how to use the portal: a) Using the portal...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 12, 2014 | Blog, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
This is only a quick blog item for now but we do spend a lot of time consulting to medicines wholesalers about the bona-fides they need to check and collect when qualifying new customer and new suppliers. We stress the need for such qualifying processes and of course...
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...
