Taking Stock Forumhttp://www.takingstockforum.co.uk/forum/webmaster@takingstockforum.com Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:08:53 GMT20http://www.takingstockforum.co.uk/forum/Topic3-14-1.aspxDo your Loss Prevention Specialists regularly check for out of date stock ?</P><P>A London Pharmacy is in the spotlight for dispensing out of date medications (see article below), however this could equally apply to any retailer that sells OTC medicines.</P><P>Not only could dispensing out of dates be dangerous for the consumer, it also goes against the code of ethics from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.</P><P>Out of date medications is not an uncommon problem for many pharmacies, and usually is a result where pharmacies or retailers fail to develop action plans to continually review their stock for outdated products.</P><P>Regular stocktakes by professional third parties such as Orridge can help reduce the levels of out of dates, however, only commitment by the pharmacy and retail team to a plan of regular action can help prevent them.</P><P><A href="http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/wfnews/4361936.CHINGFORD__Pharmacist_supplied_out_of_date_drugs/" target=_blank><FONT color=#0066cc>http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/wfnews/4361936.CHINGFORD__Pharmacist_supplied_out_of_date_drugs/</FONT></A>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:53:38 GMTSimonK