At first glance all handling pharmacies look the same. It should have a beautiful reception, smiling attendants, pharmacist present. But are the procedures and procedures in the handling pharmacies identical, since they are all based on the same legislation?
Let’s discuss some important topics you should consider when choosing the pharmacy that will produce your medicines:
Fitness For Legislation:
It seems simple and obviousbut not quite.How could a pharmacy serve its customers by supplying prescriptions, without being in order with the Sanitary Surveillance, physical suitability according to the legal requirement, with the required records and their updated permit. But for a variety of reasons, this is not entirely true! There are companies that directly face the Sanitary Legislation and continue to operate in the market. Several examples of this have already been published in the past by the press. Who doesn’t remember? In the best Canadian pharmacy all these would be present.
The National Health Surveillance Agency in recent years has issued a series of tough and restrictive high impact resolutions on the improvement, investment and preparation of handling pharmacies. This is because there are astronomical technical differences between the establishments. As a result, this has generated a large financial, logistical and process effort in companies seeking to qualify.
- But the effect did not reach the fullness of its objective, namely: to equalize pharmacies to a minimum.
- Only a small portion of companies were able to keep up and adapt.
Technology:
Another important differential is the concern with the use of technology available today.
Computer-monitored weighing system is available in our midst and ensures human error free handling. In this system the raw materials are identified by bar code and the use of optical readers avoids the use of products that are not prescribed in the prescription.
It is mainly avoiding possible exchanges, such as those whose names are very similar (such as benzbromarone / benziodarone, piroxicam / piracetam, ketotifen / ketoprofen, etc.). It is important to evaluate the prescription before comparing it with the order of production by a pharmacist, but this does not guarantee the correct choice of raw material at the time of handling.
In addition, in this system the scales themselves are attached to the computer, this means that the heavy quantity is monitored by the computer and therefore does not allow weighing different masses from those initially informed and previously checked by the pharmacist.
Also, as a side effect of this monitoring, it is electronically recorded who is involved in the production process, how much was weighed from the prescribed substances, batch and their validity (i.e., the total traceability of formula dispensed).
Some places are concerned not only with customer convenience, but also with nature, for example, our capsule pots have biodegradable technology, which allows the packaging to be decomposed without harming the environment.
Identification and Labeling
Another point to note is the way the drug is labeled, because it contains essential information such as the patient’s name, raw material, and dosage and expiration date, avoiding risks such as the exchange or inappropriate consumption by other people.
Capable professionals
Every pharmacy needs to have a pharmacist or pharmacist. This professional is responsible for manipulating your formula and, therefore, often needs to contact your doctor to clarify doubts and ensure the quality of the product and your health.
