We were tasked to manufacture two bespoke controlled drugs cabinets for the West Midlands Ambulance service. Their brief was  to provide two bespoke controlled drugs cabinets which would allow them to safely and securely transport Controlled drugs in their delivery vehicles to and from ambulance bases and sites in and around the west Midlands.

Bespoke Controlled Drugs Cabinets for the Ambulance Services

The two bespoke controlled drugs cabinets had to be able to be securely fixed to the inside chassis of the vehicle but not to damage or modify the bodywork in any way to avoid de-valuing  the vehicle when it had reached the end if it’s lease.

The trust gave us specific sizes and the criteria they required which were easily accommodated within our design and still met the requirements of the Misuse of drugs (safe custody) regulation 1975.  Within a few days a drawing was prepared of the bespoke controlled drugs cabinets which was then submitted to the Ambulance service for their approval. The design proved to be acceptable to them and the cabinets were immediately put into production.

Forming a bespoke Controlled drugs cabinet

The working drawings were used to prepare laser cutting instructions and the relevant parts laser cut. We used a press brake to form the flat pieces of steel into the shape required for the body, sides and doors etc. These parts are then assembled and tack welded together before being checked prior to being fully welded together.

Forming a Controlled drugs cabinet

Bespoke controlled drugs cabinets are made in exactly the same way as the  Controlled drugs cabinets we have in our stock range all of which can be purchased from our on-line shop.

After the cabinets have been welded together they are cleaned and taken to our powder coating shop to have a coat of polyester powder coat applied which give the whole unit a robust and durable wipe clean finish prior to final assembly and dispatch to customer.

Bespoke controlled drugs cabinets for the west midlands ambulance services

WMAS bespoke controlled drugs cabinet

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With almost forty different sizes and configurations of cabinets now in our new range of controlled drugs cabinets we can offer what is probably the widest new range of controlled drugs cabinets available today. With large stocks ready for next day dispatch there is no better place to buy your Controlled drugs cabinets than from our new range of controlled drugs cabinets.

A new range of controlled drugs cabinets all BS2881:1989 compliant.

Our new range of controlled drugs cabinets spans a wide variety of cabinet sizes from the smallest CDC100 at only £113.99 right through to our largest CDC104 at a very competitive £798.00 and all our prices include delivery to mainland UK ( prices correct at time of writing). Having goods stocks of our new range of controlled drugs cabinets helps us satisfy the needs of the customer who are constantly telling us of their frustration at our competitors excessive lead-times. Well you’ll be pleased to hear that there is no such thing as a long lead-time here. If we do find ourselves in the embarrassing position of being sold out of a cabinet it takes less than 10 days to manufacture a new batch of stock.

CDC-1050 part of a new range of controlled drugs cabinets from pharmacy medical

The new range of controlled drugs cabinets offers the customer a good selection of cabinet sizes and configurations and we’re sure that there will be a Cabinet in the range for every eventuality and situation. However is a customer finds them self in the position where only a bespoke cabinet specially made to their requirements will suffice then we can help there too.

Again with only a 10 day turn-a-round we can design and manufacture a bespoke Controlled drugs cabinet exactly to their specifications. Just let us know your  requirements and we’ll do the rest.

We’ll take your specifications, draw the cabinet and send you the drawings for your approval. Once you have approved the design we’ll submit a quotation which once you have approved and paid for the cabinet we will manufacture it in approximately 10 working days.

Our new range of controlled drugs cabinets together with a swift turn-a-round on Bespoke cabinets we hope makes us the only place for Controlled drugs cabinets.

Please call us on 01623 559966 if you would like to discuss this further

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As winter 2015, and 2015 itself draws to an end we just wanted to take the time again to say thank you to everyone we have met, and to all of our customers.

Winter 2015, place your order before 11AM on the 18th December.

Every year we like to take the time to look back over the year and see what we’ve accomplished.

As ever we have moved from strength to strength offering our customers a wider than ever range of products at significantly improved prices.

Moving suppliers has allowed us to offer significantly better pricing structures on all our pharmacy packaging items and improved lead times. Most items are now dispatched next day, if not sooner.

Our migration to APC for our deliveries has also significantly lowered our delivery costs and improved the care given to your shipments.

Our controlled drugs cabinet range has also expanded significantly, with no less than six new cabinet sizes added to stock. We now also have a new range of trolleys, improved and increased range of hospital furniture items as well as a significantly increased range of medicine and MDS cabinets.

Our new range of drug denaturing kits, added to our catalogue in the winter 2015 now compliments our range of drug destruction kits at prices that significantly undercut even our closest competitors. – you can see for yourself here.

All that remains is to say thank you to our customers. Without your continued support we would not be able to offer you the range of products at the prices we can. So, we wish you a fantastic festive holiday and all the best for 2016. We hope to have the pleasure of supporting you and your establishment for many, many years to come.

And as a further thank you for your support, and for reading this blog to the bottom, here’s a 10% discount code – PM-2015-TYVM – for orders in December 2015 and January 2016.

Thank you.

Pharmacy Medical

winter 2015 Pharmacy Medicals opening hours

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Pharmacy Medical will be once again showing their range of Controlled Drugs Cabinets at Patient First 2015.

BS2881:1989 Compliant Controlled Drugs Cabinets at Patient First

Pharmacy Medical will once again be visiting the Patient First show at Londons ExCel Center from the 12th to the 13th November.

After the success of the 2014 show we will be exhibiting our Controlled Drugs Cabinets at Patient First along with many other hospital furniture items and Pharmacy Supplies.

Patient First 2015 Logo

Pharmacy Medical did have their Controlled Drugs Cabinets at Patient First 2014 along with pharmacy dispensing trolleys, bedside cabinets and other hospital furniture items.

This year will be very similar. We will be exhibiting out controlled drugs cabinets, pharmacy dispensing trolleys, care trolleys and pharmacy supplies as well as much more besides.

We will be setting off from HQ on Wednesday Lunchtime and traveling to ExCel to set up that afternoon.

The Patient First Show takes place on Thursday November 12th, 8:30 – 18:00, & Friday 13th November 2015, 8:30 – 18:00, in the ExCeL London and of course we will be there both days.

Controlled Drugs Cabinets at Patient First

The Patient First show is described as the following by its organizers:

With six conference streams of industry leading content, social and networking events, and the largest sourcing floor in patient safety, in a sector actively looking for solutions. Patient First is unmissable for anyone involved in the improvement of patient care nationwide.

With many different speakers and a wide range of topics being covered, patient first 2015, in conjunction with the acute and general medicine conference is the perfect event for all medical staff.

You can read all abut the event by clicking here.

You can read all about Pharmacy Medical at Patient First by clicking here.

And you can read all about Controlled Drugs Cabinets at Patient First by clicking here.

So without further ado, please pop by stand P22 if you are attending this years Patient First Show and say hello.

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New Controlled Drugs Cabinet Stock Level Indicator from Pharmacy Medical offers even greater levels of stock level transparency.

Controlled Drugs Cabinet Stock Levels

Here at Pharmacy Medical we already have a strong reputation for keeping our Controlled Drugs Cabinet Stock  levels high. By doing this we are able to offer all of our customers next day despatch and in doing so  steal a march on our competitors most of which are quoting 6 weeks plus!

Controlled Drugs Cabinet Stock  levels and availability is now clearly shown using our new colour coded indicator on our web page. Green is in stock for next day despatch and orange is ten day despatch. Our Controlled Drugs Cabinet Stock  levels are dictated by customer feedback and product popularity. Our most popular Controlled drugs cabinets are held in stock with the less popular on a slightly longer delivery of just 10 working days.

Controlled drugs cabinets stock levels are always high at Pharmacy Medical

Manufacturing our Controlled drugs cabinets ourselves allows us to react quickly to changes in our customers buying trends and adjust our Controlled Drugs Cabinet Stock to suit.

We have recently expanded our range of cabinets and now manufacture the largest range of Controlled drugs cabinets in the United Kingdom.

Together with the biggest range and a large  Controlled Drugs Cabinet Stock level we also manufacture bespoke Controlled drugs cabinets manufactured to your specific requirements.

Bending a Controlled drugs cabinet

We are the  only bespoke manufacturer of Controlled drugs in the United kingdom that can manufacture a bespoke controlled drugs cabinet to the correct specification in less than three weeks from customer order. If you would like a Controlled drugs cabinet manufactured to your specific requirements please contact us we would be happy to help.

If you would like to discuss our Controlled drugs cabinets or any aspect of their manufacture please do not hesitate to contact us we’d be happy to help.

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Pharmacy equipment direct from Pharmacy Medical.

Pharmacy Medical supplied pharmacy equipment direct to the end user for many years. In that time they have built a product catalogue designed to support independent pharmacy, hospital pharmacy s many other dispensing requirements.

About our Pharmacy Equipment Direct to you.

Pharmacy Medical are the UK’s leading manufacturer of Controlled Drugs cabinets and other medicine storage solutions. They supplied pharmacy equipment direct to pharmacies across the UK for over 10 years. In that time, they have developed their product catalogue of pharmacy equipment to cater for all dispensing, packaging and secure storage needs.

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By offering best quality Controlled Drugs cabinets at best prices, as well as trolleys, consumables and other essential equipment, Pharmacy Medical offer everything the independent pharmacy needs all under one roof.

 Pharmacy Medical is Supporting Independent Pharmacy

See our Pharmacy Supplies here

See our controlled drugs cabinets here

Here at Pharmacy Medical we understand that the Independent pharmacist needs to be able to rely on their suppliers. For many years we have been delivering high quality controlled drugs cabinets, at some of the best prices that you will find on-line, on-time to pharmacies across the United Kingdom, and indeed the world. Although we are best known for our Controlled Drugs cabinets, we have a range of other products aimed at Supporting independent pharmacy. Some of these products are as follows:

• Controlled Drugs cabinets
• Medicine and MDS cabinets
• Medicine (MDS) and Multimed trolleys
• Repeat Prescription Cabinets
• MDS pack frames
• Measure racks
• Labcold, LEC Medical and Shoreline Pharmacy Fridges
• Dispensing Baskets
• Glass Measures
• Plastic Tablet bottles
• Glass Medicine bottles
• Tablet Cartons
• Carrier and prescription bags
• Bottle closures
• Pharmacy Label Rolls
• Record books
• Disposable Aprons
• Disposable gloves
• Cholesterol monitoring Systems
• Denaturing Kits
• Weighing Equipment
• Tablet Counters

All in-stock items are available for next day delivery (if ordered before 11AM) and we aim to offer the best prices we can.

If you are a pharmacy, and are looking for a new supplier of any of the above, please feel free to get in touch. We would be delighted to quote you and see if we can save you time and money.

Below we have attached a few examples of our product flyers. Our MDS trolleys and Controlled Drugs cabinets are all manufactured by us at Pharmacy Medical and offer exceptionally value for money. They are also available for next day delivery – subject to stock levels, if ordered before 11AM.

Our Controlled Drugs cabinets Supporting independent pharmacy

Our MDS trolleys Supporting independent pharmacy

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This blog is intended to be informative but not exhaustive reading for fitting controlled drugs cabinets in the United Kingdom.
Licensees may wish to seek their own independent advice to ensure they are compliant.

Fitting Controlled Drugs Cabinet – Information

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There are legislative requirements that relate to the storage of certain schedules of Controlled drugs, see “The Misuse of drugs(Safe custody) regulations 1973”.

A prospective licencee or Licencee’s business will carry out specific and different tasks within their premises which their security measures should seek to mitigate. In order to mitigate these security risks there are certain minimum standards that must be met and the measures set out in  “The Misuse of drugs(Safe custody) regulations 1973” are seen as an acceptable minimum standard.

When considering fitting Controlled drugs cabinets:

Layers and levels of security should be considered.

1. Outer layer or the protection of the surroundings that are necessary for particular risks or your particular surroundings ( Illumination, fencing, CC TV ect.).
2. Secondary layer or the protection of the building or the part of the building that the Controlled drugs cabinets are to be fitted ( burglar alarm, bars on windows ect.).
3. Core area or the Controlled drugs cabinets them selves.

Where possible when  fitting Controlled Drugs Cabinets they should be installed in an area already protected by an approved intruder alarm. If not then consideration should be given to adapting an existing system to cover the area in which the  Controlled drugs cabinets are to be fitted. When fitting Controlled Drugs Cabinets deciding on the correct position  is very important and the following points should be satisfied where ever possible.

• Fit the Controlled drugs Cabinets in a room that does not have direct access to the outside of the building.
• Position the Controlled drugs cabinets in a place so that it is not obvious to prying eyes ( not opposite a door or window etc.)
• Fitting Controlled drugs cabinets in a corner with the locks up to a wall is preferable as it will help prevent the door being forced.
• Fitting Controlled drugs cabinets in a room that can be locked when the left unattended is preferred.
• Do not position  the cabinets adjacent to a heat source i.e. heating pipes or a radiator.
• Ensure you are not fitting Controlled drugs cabinets in a position that leaves it in direct sunlight.
• Position the Controlled drugs cabinets adjacent to similar storage units if possible to make it less conspicuous.
• Fit Controlled drugs cabinets in a room that is manned continually or under constant surveillance.
• Fitting of Controlled drugs cabinets should always be carried out in a room that is used for medical purposes.
• Wall mounted Controlled drugs cabinet should be fitted so that the top of the cabinet is not more than 1750 mm from the floor.

When fitting Controlled drugs cabinets to the wall or floor it is important to use the correct fixings. The manufacturer must include these with the Controlled drugs cabinet as part of the BS2881:1989.

M10 sleeve anchor bolts for fitting controlled drugs cabinets

Controlled drugs cabinets must be fixed to a block or brick wall or concrete floor with at least two rag bolt ( expanding bolt)  fixings. Each fixing must pass through an internal anchor plate of at least 3 mm thickness and with a surface area of 19355 square millimetres. The anchor plate is to reinforce the area around the fixing to prevent forced removal from the mount.

In some new buildings construction of internal walls is done using a studding and plaster board technique  which is unsuitable for fitting Controlled drugs cabinets. In this instance a suitable floor fix cabinet can be purchased which could be fitted to a concrete floor. If none of these are a suitable alternative a solution must be discussed with your accountable officer or suitably qualified person.

Pharmacy Medical can assist you with Bespoke Controlled drugs cabinets and purpose made reinforcing to walls and floors which under normal circumstances are unsuitable for Fitting Controlled drugs cabinets to. Please click here for more information.

We hope this Blog has been of assistance but if you would like to discuss it further please give us a call on 01623 559966, we’d be happy to help.

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Thank you for deciding to buy Controlled Drugs cabinets from pharmacy Medical, now we do our very best to see they reach you safely and as soon as possible.

Here’s how.

When you buy Controlled Drugs Cabinets from Pharmacy Medical

When you buy Controlled Drugs cabinets or any of our range of cabinets and trolleys the process is very straight forward and uncomplicated to ensure the product reaches you as quickly as possible.

1. After you buy Controlled Drugs cabinets from us on-line or by Telephone your order is taken  by one of our four office team members. Lisa, Chris, Ashley or Steve. The details are checked and payments are processed to enable the order to be prepared. We can accept payment through most debit/credit cards and PayPal together  with Proforma invoices and purchase orders. However proforma invoices and some purchase orders require cleared funds prior to despatch.
2. When the orders is raised and payment cleared and you buy Controlled Drugs cabinets from us they are passed on to our warehouse team who will pick the order from our large stocks of Controlled Drugs cabinets and  Medicine cabinets in our range.
   

   When you buy Controlled Drugs cabinets from Pharmacy Medical they are despatched from our extensive stocks.

   If you buy Controlled Drugs cabinets from us you can be assured that we will be able to speedily fulfil  your order as we carry one of the largest stocks of cabinets of this type in the country. Our warehouse team will collate the products from your order and liaise with one of the office team to decide the best method of transportation for your order. We generally use three method of transport. Our own vehicle, small parcel carriers for the smaller items and pallet networks for items that require palletising.

3. When the order is ready for despatch  Lisa (usually)  will instruct the particular carrier and carriage details are forwarded to the customer together with tracking information if available. When you  buy Controlled Drugs cabinets from us they will usually be despatched the following day and will be delivered to you on a 24/48 hour service. Tracking is available on our small parcel service only not unfortunately on the pallet network. We can however contact the pallet network to give you an approximate arrival time if required.
   

   When you buy Controlled Drugs cabinets from Pharmacy Medical they will be delivered like this.

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As ever, Pharmacy Medical was there with their usual collection of controlled drugs cabinets, medicine cabinets, trolleys and consumable items.

Care Show Birmingham 2014

The logo for the care show Birmingham

Hosted at the NEC Birmingham, the care show Birmingham is a collection of products and companies aimed at the care industry.

The care show Birmingham is described as the “event not to miss” if you work as the following:

• Residential nursing and care home owners and manager
• Senior management from care home group
• Housing providers for older people
• Home care provider
• Local authority / social Services
• Private hospital management
• Sheltered housing management
• Construction companies for care facilities

The care show Birmingham is described as the place to source new or alternative products from over 250 of the best suppliers in the business and to get help and advice from independent experts and industry experts.

PharmacyMedical have attended the care show Birmingham for many years now and the attendance and enthusiasm of the visitors never ceases to amaze us. Every year we are visited by different people, all with the same compliments and enthusiasm towards our products, and this year was no exception. Showing a selection of our controlled drugs cabinets along with our medicine cabinets, MDS trolleys and for the first time at the care show Birmingham, a selection of our care consumables catalogue.

Some of the new products that were very well received included our new cholesterol monitoring equipment, and our health diagnostics equipment. We are proud to offer Suresign’s cholesterol monitoring machine and test strips at a market

PharmacyMedical are proud to offer Sursigns cholesterol monitoring equipment.

leading price.

As well as their cholesterol monitoring equipment, we also offer pregnancy testing equipment, urinalysis tests and much more. All products are designed to offer high quality tests at competitive pricing.

All that remains is to thank everyone who came to see us at this years show.

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