Mike Bereza – Page 7 – Online Prescribing

Pharmacy Cybersecurity Standard Operating Procedure

By Mike Bereza July 19, 2022Cybersecurity, Digital Health, Online PrescribingNo Comments

Pharmacy Cybersecurity Standard Operating Procedure Recently cybersecurity has become a hot topic within the pharmacy sector. As such, as we intend to be responsive to any new emerging threat to…

Online Pharmacy Organisational Chart

By Mike Bereza July 19, 2022Online PrescribingNo Comments

"The pharmacy team knows what to do, and who to tell, when things go wrong." A key pharmacy regulator inspection point is for the healthcare organisation to address the potential issue of…

Online Prescribing

By Mike Bereza July 19, 2022Online Prescribing1 Comment

Online prescribing is the exclusive ability of prescribing healthcare professionals to be able to write prescriptions. In the UK, online prescribing can be performed individually if the prescriber holds sufficient…

Psychedelic Formulary

By Mike Bereza March 7, 2022Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy, Psychedelics2 Comments

Am·phet·amines(RS)-1-PHENYLPROPAN-2-AMINEAmphetamines are a strong physical and mental stimulants that are available widely in both prescription and street forms. Their effects are very stimulating, suppressing human needs like appetite or rest…

Psychedelic Comparison

By Mike Bereza March 6, 2022PsychedelicsNo Comments

What are the differences between psychedelics? A comparison of the popularity of substances listed on Erowid (from 10,387 trip reports). Mental health disorders are on the rise, whilst the development…

How to mitigate the risks associated with online prescribing

By Mike Bereza February 25, 2022Online Prescribing1 Comment

Traditional, physical face to face prescribing has its limitations and so too does prescribing online. The former can be extremely difficult to access and the latter might be too easy…

Regulation 25(2)(a) & Distance Selling Pharmacy – uninterrupted service provision

By Mike Bereza February 9, 2022Distance Selling Pharmacy, Online PrescribingNo Comments

"Distance Selling Pharmacies should provide the uninterrupted provision of essential services during opening hours to persons anywhere in England who request those services; and" ~ The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical…

Regulation 31 & Distance Selling Pharmacies – no pharmacy at the same location

By Mike Bereza February 9, 2022Distance Selling PharmacyNo Comments

During a Distance Selling Pharmacy Application the PSCE often asks new applicant how their application abides to Regulation 31. Regulation 31 is quite difficult to find however it states: "already…

Distance Selling Pharmacy for Sale

By Mike Bereza February 4, 2022Distance Selling PharmacyNo Comments

A distance selling pharmacy is a purely online pharmacy which operates within the United Kingdom. Often these types of businesses are seen as a secure investment as their main client…

The common medicines which change our personality, a pharmacists confession.

By Mike Bereza January 20, 2022Depression, NeuropsychopharmacologyNo Comments

When new drugs come to market they are granted a license by the government based on a very narrow view of the medicines effects. For instance, whilst drug firms have…