A vaccine against Ebola will be available
European Medicines Agency EMA has given positive advice about granting a license for the first vaccine against the Ebola virus called Ervebo.
Cogent & GDP update Training
Here at Pharmacy Consulting, we offer Cogent & GDP update training every month at our Head Office and in Birmingham. Our courses cover the basics and the most recent updates given by the MHRA.
Counting down… Be prepared for the Brexit
As always get your checklist out and manage them to carry on trading, be able to receive from the EU/EEA and send out pharmaceutical goods from the UK. Make sure your organization is ready when Brexit hits. What should you have ready before Brexit happens? Check your:...Shipping pharmaceuticals from Asia to Europe in comfort
MSC Gülsün announced that their first 23.000+teu vessel Container Ship has completed its landmark from Asia to Europe. This new container ship is built to have the largest capacity and be able to produce low CO2 emission to be environment friendly by lowering the carbon footprint during the supply chain.
Risk Management in Pharma
A probability or threat of damage, injury, liability, loss, or any other negative occurrence that is caused by external or internal vulnerabilities, and that may be avoided through preemptive action
GDP Responsible Person Cogent “Gold Standard” Training formally recognised by the MHRA
Over the last few years, many companies like ourselves have offered a number of courses to help companies train their employees about being compliant. For most companies, the current courses available are enough to ensure they understand what is excepted of them by the MHRA. Like most things, this is changing, and a basic understanding is not enough anymore. For those looking to be RPs (Responsible Persons) or even directors of companies they now need more in-depth training. Over the last year, we have been looking at a way into how Pharmacy Consulting can help business with this. Following this, we have been Cogent accredited and can offer our GDP Responsible Person Cogent “Gold Standard” Training formally recognised by the MHRA.
2D Barcodes have a hidden issue
It has now been a few months since the start of the new FMD (Falsified Medicines Directive) process and while no one expected it to work fully from day one, one rather obscure issue has arisen. 2D Barcodes have a hidden issue.
Valproate in the Pregnancy Prevention Programme (PPP)
New regulatory measures are in place regarding valproate…
Distant selling pharmacies warning of high-risk medication prescription
The GPhC- General Pharmaceutical Council published an updated guidance for distance selling pharmacies regarding authentication and verification check before supplying certain type/categories of prescription-only medicines (POMs)…
We are told “community pharmacists must adapt”
Regardless of the financial strains, the NHS is in community pharmacies are and always will be important to the public, with 1.6 million people visiting a community pharmacy every day in England…