by Jackie Peck | Mar 18, 2019 | Blog
The Government is advising people that they must obtain their own travel insurance after Brexit. This is because the European Health Insurance Card the EHIC will disappear over night. This will also affect all the UK citizens who currently live abroad and take up... by Jackie Peck | Mar 18, 2019 | Blog
From the 1st of April 2019 pregabalin and gabapentin will be re-classified as class C controlled substances in the UK. The change has been prompted due to a sharp increase in deaths which toxicology has proved an association with the medicines. In addition the... by Suzanne Hayes | Mar 14, 2019 | Blog
“ 10 day rule “ What is the ten day rule ? All stakeholders in the medicines supply chain such as, wholesalers, pharmacies, hospitals will have to verify and decommission medicinal products when they are supplied to the patient or a healthcare provider who is... by Suzanne Hayes | Mar 14, 2019 | Blog
“Aggregated Codes” how can they help wastage ? Community pharmacies, at the time of dispensing , must verify the safety features and decommission the “UI” of the medicinal products they dispense and decommission the medicinal products as they hand... by Suzanne Hayes | Mar 14, 2019 | Blog
What is an Anti-Tampering device “ATD”? An anti-tampering device “ATD” is designed to be attached to all medicinal products placed on the market after the 9th of February to aid the different stakeholders in the supply chain to check it is... by Suzanne Hayes | Mar 13, 2019 | Blog
“UI” What is an Unique Identifier ? Unique Identifiers “UIs” are to be printed on all new packs, of mainly prescription medicines for human use, put on the market from the 9th February 2019 . The UI is in the form of a 2D data matrix, and (space permitting) in human...
