We were there alright (the C&D Conference)

October 20, 2009

We were at the Chemist and Druggist (C&D) conference held at the NEC in Birmingham on the 11th of October 2009 and we loved it. We recommend that you attend next year’s event. We definitely switched onto the topical discussions. The big picture is becoming even clearer!

The presentations by Sue Sharp (PSNC Chief Executive) and [...]

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…and another one: More Packaging: why not?

October 20, 2009

We hate to be picky here but this issue of extra packaging layer is our bugbear just now. We have now catalogued three cases (including this one). Maybe if we continue to do this, someone will take note and come up with a wonderful idea to minimise packaging. We all have to do our bit [...]

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Responsible Pharmacist and IT Tools

October 20, 2009

At bookapharmacist.com we like to recognise a good level of preparedness of the IT tools we have to work with in community pharmacy. This case echoes the point that was made by MUROnline in relation to the proposed unified MUR interface (UMI): “The pace of implementation of software changes is determined by the speed of [...]

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Dr Keith Ridge discusses the Pharmacy White Paper (2008)

October 1, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4UTmU04cQ8
Department of Health | 2008

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Yet another layer of Packaging!

September 28, 2009

Here, we follow up on our post of the 15th of September 2009 titled: New Packaging: What is the point? Here is another evidence of increasing use of extra layer of packaging for medicinal products. Anyone with ingenious ways of tackling this increasing problem?

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Tic.Toc.Tic.Toc: The birth of Responsibility

September 28, 2009

It is difficult not to have noticed the oncoming significant change in community pharmacy regulation. We are referring to the Responsible Pharmacist regulation which is due to take effect in eh…3 days (1st October 2009). At bookapharmacist.com, we call it “the birth of responsibility”. If this is the birth of responsibility, then what has community [...]

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Pharmacist 2.0 and beyond…

September 28, 2009

by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS MBCS
Pharmacist 2.0 is a parody on Web 2.0. Yes, it is funny but there is a serious underlying point to this.

What is Web 2.0?

Wikipedia describe Web 2.0 as “web development and web design that facilitates interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design and collaboration on the World Wide Web. Examples of Web [...]

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Drug Safety Information – Phenergan Elixir

September 28, 2009

MHRA has just posted this Drug Safety Information with respect to Phenergan Elixir PL 04425/0630, 100ml packs. The labelling may “cause confusion to diabetic patients”. This relates to the technical distinction between hydrogenated glucose (which is not considered as sugar and therefore does not carry the risks of dental caries but nonetheless not suitable for [...]

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Customer Service – by Jonathan Mason

September 28, 2009

Jonathan Mason is the Department of Health’s national clinical director for primary care and community pharmacy. He is also head of prescribing at City and Hackney Teaching PCT, where he leads on prescribing and medicines management and has wider responsbilities for primary care commissioning.
You can follow his blog at Chemist + Druggist: http://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/mason

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New Packaging: What is the point?

September 15, 2009

There is always a number of valid and reasonable factors which inform or influence changes in packaging of medicinal (and other) products. We scratched our head to find a justifiable reason why the packaging of Dermol 200 shower gel (pictured) had to change. On the right is the previous packaging, and on the left is [...]

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