by Ryan Watts | Sep 28, 2015 | Blog, NHS
Over the years we have seen the world of pharmacy evolve from that of ‘Dispense and Supply’ to include an ever expanding range of clinical services, (medicines management, local enhanced services such as vascular checks, managing minor ailments and sexual healthcare...
by Ryan Watts | Sep 25, 2015 | Blog, MHRA
Never has the corny old adage “Fail to prepare, prepare to fail” – so glibly used at times – been more wholly appropriate than for the build-up to an MHRA Inspection. It’s a demanding process requiring detailed attention, comprehensive descriptions, staff inclusion...
by Ryan Watts | Sep 9, 2015 | Blog
For years, flu vaccines were designed to protect against three different flu viruses (trivalent). This included two influenza A viruses and one B virus. Experts had to choose one B virus, even though there are two very different lineages of B viruses that both...
by Ryan Watts | Sep 9, 2015 | Blog, NHS
With current and future shortfall in GP and nurse numbers, pharmacists are ideally placed to support their fellow professionals and improve the quality of care for patients. In a joint statement from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the Royal...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Aug 10, 2015 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Business, EudraGMDP, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, MHRA, RP, SOPs, WDA(H), WDA(H)
News of the UK move to fund a pilot scheme for some 300 pharmacists to be directly employed by GP surgeries has made it to the Australian community pharmacy press. The idea to help manage long-term conditions and provide ongoing advice to patients using multiple...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Aug 10, 2015 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Distance Selling Pharmacy, GPhC, Pharmacist, SOPs
The program to return unwanted medicines to community pharmacies in Australia has been given approval for a further 3 year period. The program will continue to collect and dispose the returned medicines along with an analysis of the items and the research into why...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Aug 10, 2015 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacist
Researchers at the Harvard Medical School have released some research to show the potential pitfalls of Googling or otherwise seeking advice online relating to medical conditions. The scientists tested 23 online symptom checkers including many brand name sites and...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Aug 10, 2015 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Business, Community Pharmacy, Distance Selling Pharmacy, EudraGMDP, Falsified Medicines, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, MHRA, RP, SOPs, WDA(H), WDA(H)
It was only last month that at the FDA issued a warning not to purchase Diazepam online due to the potential that the drugs may be counterfeit. There are two issues at the heart of this blog: 1 being the prevalence of counterfeit medication and the second being the...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Aug 6, 2015 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Business, Uncategorized
Following an inauspicious weather forecast the wind filled in before the start of the Channel Race to a steady 15 – 20 knots south westerly. Lutine enjoyed vying for position at the start with Juno and Palpatine, starting with Artemis on the northern side of the...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 19, 2015 | Analyisis, Behind the scenes, Blog, Falsified Medicines, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, MHRA, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation, RP, WDA(H), WDA(H)
In May, the FDA in conjunction with international law enforcements agencies enforced a major crackdown on illegal and crackdown medications with action taken against 1,050 websites. Seized products were found to have originated in India, China, Hong Kong and...
