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 | 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...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 12, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers
The PSNC is no longer maintaining a list as shortages have become part of every day life in pharmacy now. This posed a question by one of my clients: “Does this mean we can now export anything?” No I said you must not export drugs in short supply and I refereed him to...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 12, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
RP – Responsible Person relating to MHRA GDP – Good Distribution Practice – the guidelines by which medicine wholesalers must adhere to WDA(H) – Wholesale Distribution Authorisation for Human Use – previously Wholesale Dealer’s...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 12, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
What are Out of Specification results (OOS)? It seems to be clear enough in the name but I thought I better check it out. One definition is: All test results which fall outside the specifications or acceptance criteria established in drug applications, drug master...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 12, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Suppliers
So here’s my rant for the day … it reflects just some of the difficulties of being a small business owner! It is a crazy old world in the same month I have had a letter form David Cameron, telling me he is saving me £2000 in NI contributions this year and...