by John Finey | Jun 4, 2015 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Business, Consultancy, EudraGMDP, GDP/RP, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, Licence Acquisition, MHRA, pharmacy business development, Pharmacy Suppliers, Quality Systems, Regulation, Training, WDA(H), WDA(H)
For pretty much the whole of the last six months the team at PCL have been trying to make headway with certain issues thrown up by the EU Guidelines on GDP for Medicinal Products for Human Use (5th Nov 2013). On face value it is hugely helpful that there are common...
by John Finey | Jun 2, 2015 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacist, public speaking, Uncategorized
Whilst not the best English Scholar (just scraped through Lang’ and Lit’ O’levels) I seem to be getting increasingly grumpy about current trends with language. Years ago trends and fashions we dictated by music, whether it was Mods and Rockers in the ‘60s or punks the...
by Ryan Watts | Jun 2, 2015 | Blog, Bona Fides, Business, Consultancy, Falsified Medicines, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, MHRA, Pharmacy Suppliers, Quality Systems, Regulation, RP, SOPs, Training, Uncategorized, WDA(H), WDA(H)
In the developing countries, poor healthcare infrastructure and a high demand for medicines has led to a proliferation of criminal gangs specialising in the counterfeiting of drugs. In the UK there have been several incidents of falsified medicines entering the NHS...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 26, 2015 | Analyisis, Blog, Business, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacist
As the government and community pharmacy industry now have a “letter of intent” in regards to the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement it is time for the other health professions to take their shot. Whilst we are continually hearing the pressure that doctors, nurses...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 26, 2015 | Analyisis, Blog, Business, Pharmacy Suppliers
Bayer is the most recent winner of the reputation stakes according to a survey conducted by The Reputation Institute. The German company has maintained its position at the top for the fourth year in a row. Roche, Abbot, Lilly and GSK in that order followed Bayer....
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 26, 2015 | Analyisis, Blog, Business, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacist, pharmacy business development, setting up a pharmacy business
The Victorian State Government in Australia has committed $28.7m over the next four years to fund the establishment and running of 20 super pharmacies. The pharmacies will operate 7 days a week 24 hours a day and will employ a nurse to be on hand from 6pm to 10pm for...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 26, 2015 | Blog, Community Pharmacy
Where do you go when you need pain relief medication? What is your initial thought? An interesting survey conducted in 2014 by Roy Morgan Research found that 48% of Australian consumers used pharmacies as the most common point of purchase followed by supermarkets at...
by Ryan Watts | May 26, 2015 | Blog, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, Licence Acquisition, MHRA, Regulation, RP, WDA(H)
You have just been informed by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that they will be suspending your Wholesale Dealers Authorisation (WDA). You are in a panic as you realise you have to cease all trading immediately. Other implications...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 26, 2015 | Blog, Business, Community Pharmacy, Distance Selling Pharmacy, pharmacy business development, Regulation, setting up a pharmacy business
One question we get asked time and time again with regard to Distance Selling Pharmacies is can you provide Enhanced and Advanced services from the premises? The answer is yes! But……. Although distance-selling pharmacies may provide advanced and/or enhanced services...
by John Finey | Apr 28, 2015 | Blog
‘Who is our customer?’ sounds like a silly question. Someone walks into my pharmacy presenting a prescription, it’s obvious isn’t it? Well yes and no, if the prescription is for that person then they certainly are a customer, but if the person is the patient’s...
