by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 13, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, NHS, Pharmacist
Startling statistics show that as many as 15% of patients have their hospital stays increased due to adverse drug reactions. Serious drug reactions are increasing and some could be avoided by checking with patients if they are allergic to any medication. At...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 13, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, NHS, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Suppliers
Lets “ Stand together against flu.” I quote from the Sanofi Pasteur advert . I was horrified to read that that GPs in Shropshire and Staffordshire have objected to NHS England local contract team inviting pharmacies to contract to deliver a Pharmacy-led flu...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Aug 13, 2014 | Blog, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, Quality Systems
During the course of our work we often find that there is little understanding of what a quality manual is and what should be in it. Simply, the quality manual forms the basis for your quality system and is the ‘what you do’, whereas the SOPs are the...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Aug 13, 2014 | Blog, Good Distribution Practice - GDP, MHRA
On the 12th August, 2014, the MHRA GDP Inspectorate issued an e-mail to all Wholesale Distributors regarding their concerns that they are continuing to record a number of major deficiencies where the revised EU Guidelines on Good Distribution Practice have not been...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Aug 13, 2014 | Blog
Celescio have a new Solas agreement! They have pledged to work more closely with manufacturers and believe in a collaborative approach…
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 14, 2014 | Blog
Industry structure Pharmacies and drug stores in the states are engaged in the retailing business of four core product categories: prescriptions, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, toiletries and cosmetics, with the most important two segments being prescriptions and...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 14, 2014 | Blog
During the course of our work we see many SOPs and often come across procedures that are difficult to read and do not clearly describe the procedure. A long SOP does not necessarily make it a good one! When writing an SOP it is worth thinking about what its purpose is...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 14, 2014 | Blog
Over the past few years we have seen a move towards risk based quality systems with risk being emphasised much more in the new Guidelines for Good Distribution Practices. But what does this mean to you and how do you put it into practice? The thing with risk...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 14, 2014 | Blog
We are living in a fast moving regulatory environment which has to address advances in products & technology, changing practices, safety issues, global markets and much more. Not keeping up with these changes can present a threat to the compliancy of your...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jun 13, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
The MHRA, along with hundreds of government websites will be moving to GOV.UK over the next few months. The new website will look very different from the current website. To help users find their way around the site, the MHRA will let us see the information on GOV.UK...
