Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 21/11/2024
Pharmacy context
This is an internet-based pharmacy situated within a wholesaler’s premises in a business park in East Kilbride on the outskirts of Glasgow. Its main activities are dispensing aesthetic products and weight loss medicines prescribed privately. The majority of medicines are delivered by selected couriers, but some people and practitioners collect medicines directly from the pharmacy.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
The pharmacy’s written
procedures help team members to manage risk and deliver services safely. And
its risk assessments help identify and mitigate risks associated with the services
it provides. Team members record mistakes made during the dispensing process
and make changes to help learn from them. They generally keep the records
required by law. They keep people’s private information secure. And they know
how to respond to concerns for the welfare of vulnerable people. They complete
some checks of prescribers and practitioners training, but they do not ask for
prescribing policies to ensure that prescribers are prescribing safely and
effectively.
Principle 2. Staff
The pharmacy has enough
suitably qualified team members to help manage its workload safely. Team
members complete ongoing training to develop their skills and knowledge about
the products they dispense.
Principle 3. Premises
The pharmacy premises are
secure, clean and suitable for the services it provides. The pharmacy’s website
details various products it supplies. But it does not always make it clear when
medicines are supplied by the pharmacy and when they are supplied by the
wholesaler.
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
The pharmacy manages the
delivery of its services safely. It packages medicines appropriately for delivery to ensure they are
suitable for people to use. Team members query instances of overprescribing to ensure
that people are receiving medicines and products safely. They complete
checks on medicines to ensure they remain fit for supply. And they respond
appropriately to alerts about the safety of medicines.
Principle 5. Equipment and facilities
The pharmacy generally has
access to appropriate reference sources to support the dispensing process.
Medicines are discreetly packaged and kept at appropriate storage conditions
during delivery. The pharmacy’s facilities protect people’s private
information.
Pharmacy details
Unit 4 Cairn Court
Nerston Industrial Estate
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G744NB
United Kingdom
What do the inspection outcomes mean?
After an inspection each pharmacy receives one overall outcome. This will be either Standards met or Standards not all met
The pharmacy has met all the standards for registered pharmacies | |
The pharmacy has not met one or more of the standards for registered pharmacies |
What do the summary findings for each principle mean?
The standards for registered pharmacies are made up of five principles. The pharmacy will also receive one of four possible findings for each of these principles. These are:
The pharmacy delivers an innovative service and benefits the whole community and performs well against the standards | |
The pharmacy delivers positive outcomes for patients and performs well against most of the standards | |
The pharmacy meets all the standards | |
The pharmacy has not met one or more standards |