by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 12, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Regulation
It was announced earlier this month that Apple were launching their own healthcare and fitness app called HealthKit. The app is part of iOS8 and has the potential to communicate patient health data to hospitals and clinicians. The idea behind all of this is...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 12, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Regulation
Recent coverage in the Australian community pharmacy press has centred around the benefit and/or potential harm of prescribing and dispensing medicines without a face-to-face consultation. The discussion raised asked the question whether an online questionnaire is...
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, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
TAs – when do we need them in place and who with and what should be in them? PCL have been reviewing a few TAs over the last few weeks and we have put a few tips and hints together. If you only follow GDP or GMP; the principals are the same. If you are a...
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....
