by John Finey | Nov 10, 2017 | Pharmacist
If you were lucky enough to own a helicopter, would you take it to the local garage for a service as opposed to a helicopter specialist? Given the complexity and the consequences of the job not being done properly my guess is the answer would be no. Similarly I am not...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 11, 2017 | Pharmacist
The huge fuss over a high street pharmacy charging nearly £30s for a morning after pill, when the medicine can be bought for under £6 pounds. What professional provides a fifteen to twenty-minute consultation for less? If you go to an optician even with a voucher it...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Sep 11, 2017 | NHS, Pharmacist
Never has the time been better for pharmacy to take on more responsibility to help relieve the pressure on the NHS! So why is it not happening We have no voice? Well actually we do have they are the public and more recently the research showing that the pharmacy led...
by Sandeep Lyall | Aug 31, 2017 | Blog, Consultancy, Pharmacist, Regulation
Should cosmetic procedures like Dermal fillers be allowed to be performed on patients, without the patient knowing if the person performing it was qualified to do so. Nuffield Council on Bioethics reported on Cosmetic Procedures: Ethical Issues stated, “there is...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Aug 31, 2017 | Blog, Pharmacist, Superintendent Pharmacists
If you wholesale you will be familiar with the MHRA, asking you for the contract with your alarm company and asking you how often the alarm is tested. How you prevent unauthorised access into your warehouse. Why does GPhC not ask similar questions about your Pharmacy?...
by Jackie (née Heneghan) Peck | Jul 31, 2017 | Blog, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Brands, Pharmacy Suppliers
Changes often bring surprises and they need to be risk assessed. This new guidance is in direct conflict with what I have told patients for the thirty years that I have been qualified. When I first qualified the message was pre-printed on labels which we religiously...
