Online Pharmacy

Phenomenal online

pharmacy lawyers

with knowledge of

the legal and regulatory

issues facing online

pharmacies

Our leading online pharmacy solicitors are specialists in advising online pharmacists. Our online pharmacy lawyers will apply the highest quality advice in assisting and advising you on a variety of legal and regulatory issues arising out of and/or in connection with an online pharmacy including, the setting up of an online registered pharmacy, mergers and acquisitions, supplying medicines online to patients, the provision of pharmacy services, advertising and promotions,

.Our pharma law firm draws on the expertise of its multidisciplinary team when advising you on the issues affecting your business in the pharmaceutical industry. Our specialist lawyers combine scientific knowledge and understanding of the life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors, with the elite legal experience necessary to provide creative legal and practical solutions to straightforward legal issues as well as problems arising from complex legal issues such as IP protection, regulatory and commercial law issues. Our pharma law firm in the UK, advise and assist small and medium-sized enterprises to corporate organisations on a wide range of corporate finance, IP, commercial law and regulatory matters.

The General Pharmaceutical Council (‘GPhC’) has published guidance entitled ‘Guidance for Registered Pharmacies providing Pharmacy Services at a Distance including on the Internet’ (‘Guidance’) for registered online pharmacies to ensure that there are safeguards in place to protect patients and other members of the public obtaining medicines online. You need to be aware of the risks and be able to identify and categorise the risks associated with providing and obtaining pharmacy services online including the provision of medicines, medical devices and pharmaceutical care.

Our Services

Our online pharmay solicitors will provide you with the highest quality legal services including:

Advertising and promotions

Advice on setting up an Online Registered Pharmacy

Advice and assistance in relation to the Guidance from the GPhC to Registered Pharmacies:

Implementation of the Guidance
Risk Assessment to identify and manage the risks associated with providing pharmacy services online in order to meet the standards laid down in the Five Principles set out in the Guidance
Risk Assessments regarding the supply of medicines at a distance, including on the internet.
Regular reviews of the safety and quality of your online pharmacy services
Specific safeguards in connection with certain categories of prescription only medicines
Specific safeguards to ensure medicines can be supplied online
Categorisation of medicines not suitable to be supplied online unless safeguards are in place
Steps to ensure that medicines are delivered safely and effectively

Advice and assistance with regard to whether your online pharmacy service can be provided safely and effectively at a distance

Advice and assistance in connection with whether the medicines are clinically appropriate for patients

Advice and assistance with the application to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (‘MHRA’) to secure the Distance Selling logo and advice on how to meet all the conditions under the law to obtain this logo as a UK-registered online pharmacy

Advice and assistance with the requirements for the sale or supply of General Sales List (GSL) medicines, Prescription Only Medicines (‘POM’) or Prescription medicines on the internet