by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 4, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers
Pharmacy Consulting run monthly courses in the roles of the Responsible Person and Good Distribution Practice. For anyone involved in, or looking to be involved, a business holding a WDA(H) or the wholesaling of medicines, this training is relevant to you. It is...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 4, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers
Are you interested in wholesale dealing? Are you applying to the MHRA? As part of your application for a Wholesale Distribution Authorisation – WDA(H) – you will need to list a Responsible Person or RP on your license. This person will need to be granted...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 2, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
Over the recent 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 management...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 20, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
Pharmacy Consulting Managing Director Jackie Peck has recently registered to attend the Drug Discovery and Therapy World Congress 2014 held in Boston, June 16-19, 2014. The organisers have put together the Press Release below for any readers of this blog who may be...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 20, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers
Taking on a new premises to run your business is not simply a cost but rather an investment. It is just one of the inputs required for you to do business yet it can and will dictate how your business evolves. Choosing the right premises is a big decision and...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 17, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
Pharmacy Consulting Limited (PCL) will be presenting at The 3rd Cool Chain Supply System and Solutions 2014 (19–21 March) in Zaventem, Belgium. The symposium will address GDP inspection readiness and the lack of the global regulatory standardisation. Senior GDP and...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 14, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands
Volume 292/7800 of The Pharmaceutical Journal published on March 8, 2014 has a very interesting article about a young member of the Great Britain women’s curling team who won a bronze medal at the recent Winter Olympics in Russia. The significance of this being...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 13, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
Previously, once inspected by a Competent Authority and found to be compliant to Good Distribution Practice (GDP) you would be issued with a Wholesale Dealer’s License (WDL). This has now been replaced by a Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (Human) (WDA(H)). What’s...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 12, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers
If you hold a Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (previously Wholesale Dealer’s Licence) you must have a programme in place for self-inspections. Self-Inspections/Internal Audits are intended to be a tool that enables companies to check their own activities,...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Mar 12, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation
As part of the new regulations that came into effect last year, a number of companies have needed to review their business model and apply to the MHRA for a Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (previously Wholesale Dealer’s License or WDL). There are some...