Please note that only GPs, nurses and AHP prescribers working in Northern Ireland are eligible to enrol for these workshops. Northern Ireland pharmacists may also enrol via the NICPLD website.
Windsor Framework Agreement - Implication for Medicines Supply and the Pharmacy Sector
Mr Canice Ward Head of Medicines Regulatory Group, Department of Health
Mr Sean Curley Principal Pharmaceutical Officer, Department of Health
Ms Catherine Lenihan Head of Regulatory Reform, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Mr Fionn Craig Deputy Director of EU Regulations, Devolution and the Union, Department of Health and Social Care
Mr Noah Thorold Northern Ireland, Gibraltar and Crown Dependencies Policy, Department of Health and Social Care
Ms Maria Jones Policy Lead on Medicines Regulatory Policy Northern Ireland- Windsor Framework, Department of Health and Social Care
Aim
To enable pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to understand the implications the Windsor Framework Agreement will have on medicines and the pharmacy sector from 1 January 2025.
Learning outcomes
Having attended this workshop, you will be able to understand:
The new packaging and licensing arrangements for medicines placed on the Northern Ireland (NI) market from 1 January 2025
The implication of the Windsor Framework Agreement on the EU Falsified Medicines Directive
The supply of medicines using prescriptions from EEA prescribers from NI pharmacies
Changes to the supply of medicines to and from NI from 1 January 2025
How to raise potential concerns about any future EU legislation that may have an impact on pharmacy and medicine supplies in NI.