UK Pharmacy Order to be enacted this April.

UK Pharmacy Order to be enacted this April.

The Pharmacy Order  This April 2018, the Pharmacy (Preparation and Dispensing Errors- Registered Pharmacies Order 2018) has provisionally come into force making changes to the Medicines Act 1968.  Passed by the Houses of Lords and Commons last December, the order provides new defences for inadvertent preparation and dispensing errors made by registered pharmacy professionals (registered pharmacists and registered pharmacy technicians, or those supervised by them) working in registered retail pharmacy businesses. The rationale for the implementation of the Pharmacy Order is based on the premise that a reduction in the risk of prosecution…Read more …
IPU Conference 2018

IPU Conference 2018

The Pharmapod team had a fantastic time attending the IPU conference at the end of April. Since it’s creation 8 years ago, the Conference has grown from strength to strength. It has become a national event for pharmacists whereby attendees can network with each other, bringing together shared experiences and learnings. With nationally and internationally renowned speakers in attendance the conference was attended by many pharmacists up and down the country. This year the conference took place in the Sunny South East in the Clayton Hotel, Wexford. Speakers at the conference provided an…Read more …
Pharmapod secures $3million in from Canadian Pharmacists Association

Pharmapod secures $3million in from Canadian Pharmacists Association

  April 26, 2018 (Dublin): Irish software company Pharmapod today announces that it has secured $3million (CADS) in investment from the Canadian Pharmacists Association (‘CPhA’). Pharmapod develops market leading technology for reducing medication errors for patients and has recently won a competitive tender to implement a medication error reporting system across over 4,300 pharmacies in Ontario, approx. 45% of Canada’s pharmacies. In what is the largest medication safety program of its kind in Canada, Pharmapod’s platform was chosen as it is robust, intuitive and highly scalable.   Already with offices in Ireland, the…Read more …