by Brian Lindsay | Oct 6, 2016 | Blog
To what extent now, do we – when exporting – need to be aware of the local guidelines of those countries outside of the EEA we are shipping Pharmaceutical products to? It seemed to be a little more clear-cut before. We could find out if the recipient company was...
by Kimberley Peck | Sep 30, 2016 | Blog, MHRA
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have created a campaign to combat the selling of fake medicines online. More than half of the medicines sold online are fake or unlicensed. Common examples are erectile dysfunction medication, ‘smart...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog
According to the Human Medicines Regulation (2012), a product is a herbal medicine if the active ingredients are herbal substances and or herbal preparations only. A herbal preparation is when herbal substances are put through specific processes, which include:...
by Kimberley Peck | Aug 23, 2016 | Blog
As a provider of professional services, you must obtain consent for all the services you provide and the patient information you use. What is consent? Simply put consent is agreement or granting permission.Patients have a right to decide on their own healthcare, this...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Aug 23, 2016 | Blog
Since the start of the 80’s (that is from what I have been reading and has nothing to do with my age!) society has been going through waves of changes. There has been a surge: an awakening of the spiritual mind and intuitive behaviour. We also live in an...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Aug 17, 2016 | Blog
As a consultancy firm, we are regularly contacted by companies after they have been inspected by the regulators and been told they need help in compliance, or when there is a looming threat of an inspector turning up soon. Having now visited a few companies (WDA...
by Adel Nagy | Aug 12, 2016 | Blog
Important to have a robust procedure for handling recalls. Have you tested your “recall” system? What will you do with the recalled product? Here are a few points to consider about your process: Set out responsibilities: recall, traceability and approval...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 20, 2016 | Blog
Summary care records are a significant tool for use by community pharmacies and hospital pharmacy teams alike. Increasing patient safety and quality pharmacy services. Preparation was long and complex from completion of the CPPE training to ensuing systems were...
by Brian Lindsay | Jul 19, 2016 | Blog
I lost a close family member to Mesothelioma. My Aunty was diagnosed in February 2014. Once she was diagnosed, like all cancer diagnoses, it was devastating, Even more so when it was realized there was no hope for a cure and that care would be palliative. And I...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 19, 2016 | Blog
I recently attended a temperature and logistics conference where one of the QPs laid down the science and theory behind temperature control of pharmaceutical products and active ingredients. The complicated science is based on the Arrhenius equation of...
