Opening a Pharmacy in 2014

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | May 1, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy

So you want to open a pharmacy? To be your own boss. Do you know which location you would like? Which rule will you apply under? Have you read the relevant PNA? And what does it say? An NHS contracted pharmacy cannot simply be opened; you have to apply.  And you have...

Changing landscape of UK Community Pharmacy

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 25, 2014 | Behind the scenes, Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation

Following on from news of the Co-Op’s decision to sell of its 750 pharmacies, Chemist & Druggist reported that a private consortium has raised approximately £40 m of the targeted £60 m required to commence their negotiations with the group. Whilst the group...

Falsified Medicines

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 25, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation

As advisors to medicine wholesalers and pharmacies, we concern ourselves with maintaining the integrity of the supply chain.  We stress the importance of being wary of falsified medicines and the pitfalls to look out for. Why is this product so cheap? Why is such a...

Validation of Cool/Cold Chain GDP Requirements – a common sense approach

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 16, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation

One of the main changes seen in the recently issued European Commission Guidelines on Good Distribution Practices for medicines for human use (2013/C 343/01) is the emphasis on validating the entire supply chain to ensure that products that are temperature sensitive...

An Audit – a disruption or a useful tool?

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 16, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers, Regulation

There you are, a Team Leader/Manager, with a full workload for the day, deadlines to meet, goods to get out the door, orders to process, sales to make and you get a notification of an audit! Either internal or external, they appear to get in the way of what you need...

Why do Medical Devices fail ?

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 13, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy

  Devices fail for many reasons, the problem is becoming ever more serious and new guidelines are imminent to try to reduce the failure rate and number of recalls we are currently experiencing. Below re just a few things that may lead to a medical device failures...

Come on Pharmacists it is time to collaborate and be innovative.

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 13, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy

Come on all you  proactive pharmacists the time has come to engage  and collaborate with your CCG and local GPs. NHS England is looking for new and novel ways of working that put patients first. Did you get the change to read the following  by Dr Mike Bewick, Deputy...

Monitored Dosage Systems (MDS) are they past their sell by date ?

by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Apr 13, 2014 | Blog, Community Pharmacy

The monitored dosage system (MDS) or sometimes known as multi-compartment compliance aids  versus original pack dispensing what do you think or more importantly what do your patients think. I tend to side with original packs for several reasons the first and foremost...

Responsible Person and Good Distribution Practice Training

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...

Contract Responsible Person (RP)

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...