The PSI Guides and Resources
You may or may not be aware, but the PSI have a number of very useful guides on their website entitled Guidelines for Retail Pharmacy Businesses. Below is a quick overview of the available guides:
- Keeping of Records in Respect of Medicinal Products
- Counselling and Medicine Therapy Review
- Equipment
- Premises
- Sourcing of Medicinal Products
- Disposal of Medicinal Products
- Supply of Non-Prescription Medicinal Products containing Codeine
- Patient Consultation Area
- Sourcing, Storage and Disposal of Medicinal Products
- Security Assessment Template
- Safe Keeping of Medicines and Records during Pharmacy Cleaning and/or Merchandising
- Advertising, Promotion and Pricing Transparency of Medicinal Products
- Pricing Transparency of Prescription Medicines
- Pharmacy Practice Guidance Manual
Additionally the PSI have collated pages with information specific to the supervising and superintendent pharmacists and the new pharmacy assessment system:
- Information for Superintendent Pharmacists
- Information for Supervising Pharmacists
- Pharmacy Assessment System Information
Upcoming Guidelines
The PSI will continue to issue guidelines to facilitate compliance with the requirements of the Regulations of Retail Pharmacy Businesses Regulations 2008. This will include:
- Management and Supervision of a pharmacy (Regulation 5)
- Counseling in the supply of Medicinal Products other than on Foot of a Prescription (Regulation 10)
- Record keeping when Conducting a Pharmacy (Regulation 12)