by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 12, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
Pfizer’s bid for AstraZeneca scrutinised – should it be only the shareholders who decide? AstraZeneca employs over six thousand people in the UK. Pfizer has made nine promises in a letter to David Cameron which are said to reflect Pfizer’s commitment to the UK....
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 11, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
If you’re applying for a new Wholesale Distribution Authorisation – WDA(H) – you will need to have a Responsible Person or RP registered to the Authorisation. This person needs to be approved and registered by the MHRA. As a new wholesaler you can...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 11, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers
Adjective: Genuine; real. Adverb: Without intention to deceive. Noun: Good faith; absence of fraud It is a crazy world, in the last year I have been asked during training ….what is a bona fides? How do you check a suppliers bona fides? We go into great detail...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 10, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
What do you do with your old SOPs? Do you have space to store them in your office? Do you archive them? Do you have staff who work from home or in other countries? Do you save them digitally or in paper form? I am old enough to remember “Punch Cards “and “Microfiche”...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 25, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
Following on from news of the Co-Op’s decision to sell of its 750 pharmacies, Chemist & Druggist reported that a private consortium has raised approximately £40 m of the targeted £60 m required to commence their negotiations with the group. Whilst the group...
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...
