by Ryan Watts | Jan 20, 2015 | GPhC
Pharmacy is a highly regulated profession and occasionally pharmacists may face prosecution. Prosecuting pharmacists for dispensing errors has always been a rare case. The 2009 Elizabeth Lee case with a suspended 3-month prison sentence shook the confidence of...
by John Finey | Jan 20, 2015 | MHRA
One of the biggest frustrations when working with any of the regulatory bodies are all of the ‘grey areas’. Seek guidance from them and the usual response is that the “law or regulation states this, we understand that your circumstance doesn’t fit into this...
by Ryan Watts | Jan 20, 2015 | Pharmacist
Hospital pharmacy is a very competitive sector, if you look back ten years or so, most hospitals had pharmacists on the ‘shop floor’ undertaking traditional dispensing tasks, making it relatively easy for a retail pharmacist to switch between community pharmacy and...
by Ryan Watts | Jan 20, 2015 | MHRA
On the 8th January, 2015 the MHRA issued a press release relating to the closing down of websites that are offering falsified and unlicensed medicines. As Contract RPs, we work tirelessly to ensure that our clients do not, inadvertently, purchase or supply falsified...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 20, 2015 | Pharmacist
With many pharmacies extending their opening hours and the ongoing battle to increase the number of prescription items dispensed daily it is more important than ever to ensure your pharmacist and technicians take the breaks they need and are entitled to. Workplace...
by Ryan Watts | Jan 14, 2015 | EudraGMDP
Since the issue of the current EU Guidelines on Good Distribution Practice (GDP) of medicines for human use, we have been asked by several distributors to review their quality system against the Guidelines. The most common gap, that we see, relates to qualification of...
by Kimberley Peck | Jan 13, 2015 | NHS
The Department of Transport is calling all pharmacies to support the new Drug Driving Campaign coming into force March 2015. The new offence has been introduced to combat the irresponsible few who continue to abuse drugs and risk the lives of themselves and others by...
by Kimberley Peck | Jan 13, 2015 | MHRA
Are you involved in the manufacturing or the distribution of medicinal products? Have you bought your Orange or Green Guide yet? The 2015 edition has been released on general sale. The guides are produced by the MHRA to provide the rules and guidance for your pharma...
by Kimberley Peck | Jan 13, 2015 | Bona Fides
Last year the MHRA closed over 1600 websites that were illegally advertising and selling medicines. The medicines in question were deemed falsified, counterfeit or unlicensed in nature. As well as seizing falsified medicines with a value of over £3 million. The safety...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jan 13, 2015 | Pharmacist
Pharmacists must back NHS England’s plans for a national diabetes prevention programme, this is an area where pharmacy can add value and have an opportunity engage with their customers and patients effect a change in behaviour and work with other healthcare providers...
