by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 25, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
As advisors to medicine wholesalers and pharmacies, we concern ourselves with maintaining the integrity of the supply chain. We stress the importance of being wary of falsified medicines and the pitfalls to look out for. Why is this product so cheap? Why is such a...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 16, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
One of the main changes seen in the recently issued European Commission Guidelines on Good Distribution Practices for medicines for human use (2013/C 343/01) is the emphasis on validating the entire supply chain to ensure that products that are temperature sensitive...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 16, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
There you are, a Team Leader/Manager, with a full workload for the day, deadlines to meet, goods to get out the door, orders to process, sales to make and you get a notification of an audit! Either internal or external, they appear to get in the way of what you need...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 4, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers
Pharmacy Consulting run monthly courses in the roles of the Responsible Person and Good Distribution Practice. For anyone involved in, or looking to be involved, a business holding a WDA(H) or the wholesaling of medicines, this training is relevant to you. It is...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 4, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers
Are you interested in wholesale dealing? Are you applying to the MHRA? As part of your application for a Wholesale Distribution Authorisation – WDA(H) – you will need to list a Responsible Person or RP on your license. This person will need to be granted...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 2, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
Over the recent years we have seen a move towards risk based quality systems with risk being emphasised much more in the new Guidelines for Good Distribution Practices. But what does this mean to you and how do you put it into practice? The thing with risk management...
