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…
Superintendent Pharmacist wanted for more than one business?
Department of Health and Social Care is considering the possibility of having a superintendent pharmacist overseeing more than one pharmacy business…
A Pioneer for female pharmacists
Elsie Hooper (1879-1969), a pioneer for female pharmacists in the early 1900’s is being celebrated on International Women’s Day 2018. On 17th June 1911, a small group of female pharmacists joined the Women’s Coronation Procession – alongside these pharmacists where a...Counterfeit Diet Pills – What Is the True Cost?
Almost everybody wishes to lose weight at some time or another, whether it be for the holidays or a special occasion, but what is the best and easiest way to do it? A quick internet search shows a variety of methods from joining a slimming club, dieting or going to...MHRA GDP/GMP Symposium Overview
The recent GDP/GMP symposiums both concentrated on quality risk management, as compared to a previous emphasis on risk assessment. MHRA inspectors appear increasingly unhappy that pharmaceutical companies appear to be throwing together risk assessments, without...Pharma companies and post-Brexit
MPs were told in December that UK patient involvement in clinical trials will diminish post-Brexit making manufactures less likely to invest here. They were also told that unlocking the potential of patient data held by the NHS may be enough to persuade the...Is your RP always in the loop?
Do you keep your RP informed? Is your RP aware of the little problems you’ve encountered along the way? And the seemingly harmless solutions you’ve applied…