Ground Control

On our travels, we get to witness the dynamics within larger organisations. The chain of responsibilities and the delegations of tasks and duties. Without a doubt, the requirements to comply with the likes of the MHRA and ISO has brought about a stronger link and...

What is CPAF and Contract Monitoring?

Have you had a NHS England Contact Monitoring Inspection yet? The Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework questionnaire for 2016/2017 is available on the PSNC website. If your pharmacy is based in England, then remember to complete it as soon as possible. The results...

Do you plan to Export?

Have you got a WDA, are you approved to Export medicines? Have you been inspected since the new GDP guidelines were launched? If your customers collect and use “Ex-works” Incoterms this does not relinquish your responsibilities as a wholesaler. The MHRA will ask for...

Printers can now print body parts!

The integrated tissue-organ printer (ITOP), is described in a paper published in the journal Nature Biotechnology by researchers from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine in North Carolina. ITOP prints a 3D biodegradable plastic structure onto...

PCL Coming to Budapest

Budapest has become our new location for GDP/RP training. Europe is a leader in personalised medicine therefore GDP is mandatory for all wholesalers. Our one-day training provides an introduction to Good Distribution Practices (GDP) for the pharmaceutical industry and...

New year New Training Locations

Due to our continuing success in running Good Distribution Practice Training courses, Pharmacy Consulting Ltd happy to announce that will be carry out GDP/RP and Audit training in Scotland and widening its wings out to Hungary as well in 2016. Come and join us in our...

GDP Training just got better!

Are you a Pharmacy looking to wholesale, a manufacturer looking to distribute medical products, or an organisation that is looking to further your employees training requirements?  PCL can help. Due to our continuing success in running Good Distribution Practice...

Things We Take for Granted

The saying goes ‘you learn something new every day’ and it’s also true that this can happen at the strangest time and in the weirdest place. An example would in the Gents at a 50th birthday party late one Saturday night! I am sure all possibilities spring to mind but...