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Process risk assessments for a Contamination Control Strategy

19 March 2024Performing a Process Risk Assessment (PRA) to inform contamination control strategy for manufacturing processes within NHS units.

Understanding contamination control in pharmacy aseptic services

19 March 2024A co-ordinated approach to preventing microbial contamination ensures that aseptically prepared medicines are safe for patients.

Change management in technical services

20 February 2024An SPS Quality Assurance (QA) bite size learning event on the change control process.

Investigating deviations and establishing root causes

31 January 2024An SPS Quality Assurance (QA) bite size learning event on how to conduct and write an investigation report.

Preparing eye drops in unlicensed aseptic units

17 October 2023Circumstances and potential risks should be considered before preparing eye drops in NHS aseptic units working under Section 10 exemption.
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Responding to Annex 1 EU GMP changes

10 August 2023A summary of the August 2022 changes to Annex 1 EU GMP, including responses from the MHRA, and QA committee guidance

Managing defective medicines

19 June 2023An overview of what defective medicines are and how they should be reported by NHS personnel.

Dealing with out of specification (OOS) results: Part 2

9 May 2023This webinar builds on the principles described in Part 1 of this series and describes how to conduct a thorough and systematic microbiological investigation.

Submitting iQAAPS Quality Indicators (QIs)

13 April 2023Guidance for Accountable Pharmacists on submission of Quality Indicators (QI) for NHS Section 10 aseptic preparation activities using the iQAAPS system.

Accredited training for pharmacy staff within technical services

17 March 2023Pharmacy staff involved in the preparation of aseptically-prepared products should be suitably trained and accredited to assure a safe service