by John Finey | Feb 15, 2016 | Blog
Big news of the week of course is the publishing of the Delegated Regulation that supplements the Falsified Medicines Directive and enables the industry to take the next steps in protecting the public against the menace of falsified medicines. There will be much...
by Ryan Watts | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog
Zika is carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito which is found in tropical Africa and parts of South America. This mosquito is known to also carry yellow fever, dengue and chikungunya viruses. One to two million people are thought to be infected by the Zika virus...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog
After months of careful planning, bespoke training, and looking at the needs of both business travellers, holiday makers and gap year students we have launched our travel clinic in Farnborough. Pharmacies are well placed to give the advice, however the appointments...
by Ryan Watts | Feb 3, 2016 | Blog
Click and collect/hub and spoke. The DOH want to help pharmacies become more efficient and innovative through, for example, modern dispensing methods. They will separately consult on changes to medicines legislation to allow the ‘hub and spoke’ dispensing model across...
by Ryan Watts | Feb 3, 2016 | Blog
DOH have published this presentation to describe their vision for community pharmacy, and outlines proposals for achieving that vision, whilst inviting views and comments from stakeholders. Interesting presentation just a few things to consider, when making your...
by Ryan Watts | Jan 25, 2016 | Blog
Having attended the Health Forum on Priorities of the CQC, it struck me that within a room of nearly 100 people; every one of us had the same vision and desire of having a high quality healthcare system. I’m sure the vast majority of us have the same vision: so why...
by Ryan Watts | Jan 25, 2016 | Blog
Having attended the Health Forum on Priorities of the CQC, it struck me that within a room of nearly 100 people; every one of us had the same vision and desire of having a high quality healthcare system. I’m sure the vast majority of us have the same vision: so why...
by Ryan Watts | Jan 25, 2016 | Blog
The MHRA took the opportunity in the recent Symposiums to clarify their definitions of Export, Importation and Introduction within WDA (H). With so many companies now looking to start, or extend, their licenced activities to beyond the European Economic Area (EEA),...
by Ryan Watts | Jan 25, 2016 | Blog
Changes are planned for ensuring product authenticity. Big changes. The Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD), transposed into UK law in January 2013, will become a Delegated Act within the first quarter of 2016 – and along with this- going some way to completing...
by Ryan Watts | Jan 18, 2016 | Blog
No matter what business you operate, the notification of an inspector’s visit always seems to yield an uneasy, gut wrenching feeling and possible panic mode kicks in! All the questions surface: ‘Where do I start?’ ‘What do I need to know?’ ‘How do I prepare?’. The...
