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2023 Range of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Complete SOP sets and Influenza and Covid-19 vaccination SOP sets are available for the 2022/23 Winter season New SOPs: Revlimid; Data Protection and Patient Confidentiality
All SOPs meet current requirements and all prices quoted are Ex VAT
Complete SOP Set (80 SOPs)
Standard Set + 9 SOPs from Extra Sets
Includes 5 Covid-19 SOPs
€1500
All SOPs Set (106 SOPs)
€1750
Various Covid-19 Vaccination SOP Sets:
includes SOPs on the new 2022/23 booster vaccines
Full Sets and Various Add On Sets Available (where general vaccination and/or some Covid-19 service SOPs are in place)
Individual and Multiple SOPs:
Individual SOP(s) €50
Special Offers on Multiple SOPs
Any 3 SOPs €140
Any 5 SOPs €225
Any 10 SOPs €425
Any 20 SOPs €750
Various Influenza Vaccination SOP Sets
Updated for 2022/23 Flu season
Covid-19 Pandemic SOP Set:
5 SOPs
+Influenza Vaccination during Covid-19: 6 SOPs
Various Other SOP Sets:
Includes: Residential Care Home, Health Screening and Veterinary Sets (updated for the New Veterinary Regulations)
New Pharmacy Set (HSE Requirements):
6 SOPs
- Meet all regulatory (legislative and PSI) and HSE requirements
- Fully adaptable to your needs
- No ongoing costs- unless additional or updated SOPs are requested
- Significant price reductions available for multiple pharmacies
- SOPs developed by pharmacists with extensive pharamcy regulatory, community, procedure drafting and auditing experience
- Template SOPs reflect current good practice requirements
- Updates available at significantly reduced cost to those that previously purchased SOPs

Template SOPs
PharmaConsult has developed a suite of template SOPs based on regulatory requirements and good pharmacy practice. Details of the template SOPs and SOP sets available are included on our SOP sets page.
- SOPs are available to purchase individually or as sets
- SOPs are continually updated to ensure they reflect legislation and the current pharmacy environment
- SOPs are provided in Word format and can, therefore, be modified by you to your pharmacy’s requirements
- There are no ongoing costs unless you require updated or additional SOPs or services
- They can be maintained as hard copies, read-only soft copies or used in conjunction with SOP Management Software
Prices:
Individual template SOPs: €50 (Ex VAT) per pharmacy
- Competitive prices for the purchase of three or more SOPs
- A full set of template SOPs (82 SOPs), which includes the standard set (68 SOPs), Covid-19 pandemic set (5 SOPs) and up to nine other SOPs from the extra sets: €1500 for one pharmacy. Additional SOPs required after the purchase of a full set are available at a significantly reduced price: €25 (Ex VAT)
- All available SOPs (106 SOPs) can be purchased for €1750 (Ex VAT) for one pharmacy
- Purchases of SOP sets for multiple pharmacies are competitively priced. Please contact us for a quote
- If updated versions of SOPs previously purchased are required, these are available at reduced rates, for example €100 for the updated full SOP set after one or two years. This is not a subscription service and is at the purchaser’s discretion
New and Updated SOPs 2023:
- Influenza Vaccination SOPs (updated 2022/23): These address all core areas, including the vaccines available for the 2022/23 season, vaccinating children (nasal and injection), record keeping in the PharmaVax system, vaccinating patients offsite from the pharmacy.
- Covid-19 Vaccination SOPs (updated 2022/23): These address the various Covid-19 vaccines, new bivalent vaccines for the winter 2022/23 season, vaccinating children over 12, and the associated pharmacy management, regulatory and HSE processes.
- Dispensing and other SOPs have been updated to address the Falsified Medicines Directive requirements (2022)
- Veterinary SOPs have been updated to address relevant elements of the New Veterinary Regulations and will continue to be updated as the remaining elements are implemented (2022 and 2023)
- New SOPs (added 10/2022): Revlimid Dispensing; Data Protection and Patient Confidentiality
- Covid-19 Pandemic Management SOPs (from 2021/22): These address prescription and dispensing requirements, medicine delivery, pharmacy management, contingency planning, infection prevention and control and managing infection in staff (their implementation can be scaled up and down as applicable to the pandemic status).
- A New Pharmacy Set (HSE Requirements)(developed 2021/22): These address the HSE’s SOP requirements for registering a new pharmacy, includes 6 SOPs which address prescription owings, phased dispensing, high-tech medicines, fridge temperature management, error management, valproate in female patients.

Additional or bespoke SOPs can be prepared on request, for example in relation to:
- the management of medicines (various additional prescription or non-prescription medicines)
- the management of additional services (automated dose dispensing, cardiovascular risk assessment etc.)
- emergency medicines (administration of medicines for the emergency managment of asthma, diabetes etc.)
- quality processes (communication systems, risk assessment)
- HSE processes (monthly claim, hardship scheme etc.)
Detailed SOP services are available and can be tailored to your needs. These services include:
- a review of your current SOPs (onsite or remote)
- SOP update recommendations
- providing pharmacy specific updated SOPs
- alternatively, we can adapt our template SOPs to your needs
Contact us with your SOP request
You can purchase SOP sets in our Online Store or by contacting us.