The last Mile – Main Road or Dirt Track?
The last mile is hard enough to deliver GDP within Europe, but is impossible in countries such as Africa, especially land locked countries in the rainy season…
What are their responsibilities of the QP in your organisation?
How well do you know them? Ten Questions which you need to ask yourself about your QP (Qualified Person) Are they involved enough in the changes and decisions made in your organisation ? Do they report to the decision makers ? Can they easily communicate with the...Regulation of Registered Pharmacies..
The GPhC has launched on a consultation on proposals to develop its processes and procedures relating to the regulation of registered Pharmacies. Perhaps the most notable difference to Pharmacy owners is the stated intention to publish their inspection reports for the...Canada is to legalise cannabis for recreational use.
The Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is paving the way for cannabis shops to open in Canada to sell limited amounts to adults over the age of 18…
Changes in Medical Device Regulation 1.
There have been major regulatory changes within the Medical Device market, with more coming in the form of the Medical Device Regulations (MDR) which is in the process of being implemented at the moment. The main change that has affected the market over the last...Pharmacist Locum Rates Under Pressure?
Pharmacist locum rates have been under pressure for some time and it is quite an established fact that they have been falling for some time now…
GDPR.. Are you compliant?
Changes to the way data is held and processed are now in place since the adoption of GDPR legislation which came into force on the 25th May. Unless you have been living on a desert island somewhere, you could hardly have failed to notice this given the plethora of...The 2D matrix code in support of the Falsified Medicines Directive – is your pharmaceutical manufacturing/wholesaling business ready?
In an effort to make the distribution and sale of pharmaceuticals safer than ever before, security features will become mandatory on the packaging of all prescription drugs in February 2019…
Online Slimming Pills – are they worth it?
The sun is shining and it is around this time of year that people wish to start on a ‘fast fix’ diet, ready for the summer months. We get pulled in by the super models on the runway and celebs on the front of the magazines. Lose 21lbs in a month? who wouldn’t want to...Dispensing Errors The New Legislation
A new legislation introducing new legal defences to prevent the automatic criminalisation of inadvertent dispensing errors are now in place…