Pharmacy First officially launched on 1st February 2024 and 95% of pharmacies in England have signed up for the service. Pharmacists will soon have referrals from surgeries and from other sources for patients with sinusitis, sore throat, impetigo, UTIs, earache in Children, shingles and infected insect bites; and will be able to supply antibiotics where indicated.
The MHRA is the first Regulatory body in the world to authorise a Crispr-based gene therapy.
When operating a pharmacy, the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) will come and inspect you against the pharmacy standards, do you know what evidence you will need to present to demonstrate how your pharmacy adheres to the standards?
Now we have started 2024, this blog highlights the common trends identified from inspections carried out in 2023.
The UK regulator for medicines, medical devices and blood components for transfusion in the UK, The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have further extended the validity period of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Certificates.
Pharmacy Consulting is one of just five providers approved by cogent skills and the MHRA to deliver the responsible person in GDP course.
In order to legally run a business that deals with the wholesale of animal medicines (veterinary medicinal products) you must obtain a veterinary medicines Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA(V)) from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD).
Good Distribution Practice applies to the whole business, so if you have a WDA, one of the requirements is that you work to GDP. As part of your licence terms, it is the responsibility of the RP to ensure that all staff involved in GDP activity are trained in GDP.
Cogent Gold Standard Responsible Person Training – Our three day online or face to face training course is run on an monthly basis.
