by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Feb 12, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
Following the aftermath of the PIP scandal where industrial silicone was found to have been, fraudulently, used in the manufacture of breast implants, combined with some other high profile device failures, the European Commission, on the 26th September 2012, released...
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 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 | Dec 23, 2013 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
Licensed medicines such as morphine, amphetamine and some benzodiazepines will need to review their packaging to comply with new laws being introduced in 2014. A new liability offence concerning drug driving will come into effect in the summer of 2014. The new...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Dec 23, 2013 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers
Link here to another interesting article about genetic testing company 23andme and their current battle with the FDA in the United States. 23andme had been provided customers with ancestry-related data and genetic data along with commentary about any possible...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Dec 11, 2013 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
Of course everyone has their own opinion of the health system here in the United Kingdom and where it could be improved, what else should be funded and where the system lets its patients down. Almost all of us take an idealistic view where healthcare to the public...
