distanced selling

Question 1

4 steps to opening a internet pharmacy

Answer 1

• apply to NHS england local team and justify need
• identify suitable premises
• register with MHRA

need to put in an application that shows that the pharmacy premises secure the uninterrupted provision of essential services during the opening hours of the premises to persons anywhere in England who request them

once application is approved, normally have 6 months to open, but needs to be approved by the GPhC first

Question 2

8 things essential services that distance pharm must do

Answer 2

• dispensing medicines,
• dispensing appliances,
• repeat dispensing,
• clinical governance,
• public health,
• disposal of unwanted medicines,
• signposting,
• support for self-care

Question 3

3 restrictions to internet pharmacies

Answer 3

-prescriptions are not handed in by patients but are collected, received by post or electronically

• no face-to-face contact between patients/public and pharmacy staff for the delivery of essential services
• Directed services remotely from the DSP premises, OR, if the service specification permit

Question 4

who deliver to and charge and do they still have rp

Answer 4

whole of england and dont charge for delivery and RP needed to be present

Question 5

info needed to be displayed for prescriber 4

Answer 5

• the name of the prescriber and the address of the prescribing service
• the prescriber’s registration number and the country they are registered in
• whether the prescriber is a doctor or a non-medical independent prescriber
• information about how to check the registration status of the prescriber

Question 6

6 info for pharm web

Answer 6

• GPhC pharmacy registration number
• name of the owner of the registered pharmacy
• name and address of the registered pharmacy that supplies the medicines
• where applicable, the name of the superintendent pharmacist
• details of the registered pharmacy where medicines are prepared, assembled, dispensed and labelled for individual patients against prescriptions (if different to where the supply is made)
• information about how to check the registration status of the pharmacy and the superintendent pharmacist (if there is one)
• the email address and phone number of the pharmacy
• details of how patients and users of pharmacy services can give feedback and raise concerns