Latest News
Bank Holiday Closure
1/05/2012
Oxford Pharmacy Store will be closed on the May Bank Holiday (Monday 7th May). If you have any queries please contact the Store: 01865 321085.
New Developments at OPS!
6/03/2012
OPS’s service to both primary & secondary care providers across the UK is developing rapidly, to find out what we can offer you in supply please get in touch.
Email:
Telephone: 01865 455909
If you’re a supplier wondering how OPS can help your business grow then please to find out more or visit our supplier’s section.
New Virdian Pharma Products
6/01/2012
We are pleased to announce special pricing on both Peppermint Water BP 1973 and Sodium Citrate 0.3M oral solution 30ml from Viridian Pharma.
Log in to access our special pricing or contact to request access to our online catalogue.
OPS Christmas Opening Times
1/12/2011
Our opening times for the festive period are as follows:
Thursday 22nd Dec = Last day for orders before Christmas.
Friday 23rd Dec = URGENT orders only. Limited opening hours.
Saturday 24th – Tuesday 27th Dec = CLOSED.
Wednesday 28th – Thursday 29th Dec = Business as usual.
Friday 30th Dec = URGENT orders only. Limited opening hours.
Saturday 31st Dec – Monday 2nd Jan = CLOSED.
Tuesday 3rd Jan = Business as usual.
If you have any queries please call the Store on: 01865 321085. All of us at OPS would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
Want to know what products we supply?
1/11/2011
If you would like more information on the products that we sell in store then registering with our website will give you full access to our product catalogue, featuring current stock levels and latest additions as well as news on the store’s current developments.
Please contact to gain full access to our website.
If you wish to speak to a member of staff about a certain product, please call Dr. David Collinge on: 01865 321086.
Courier Partner-Polar Speed
4/07/2011
We are pleased to announce in order to provide our customers with temperature controlled supply we are now partnered with Polar Speed Thermologistics. Polar Speed only work in the pharmaceutical sector so they are, therefore, able to offer unprecedented temperature-sensitive supply to meet the specific needs of the different types of pharmaceuticals we now supply incorporating fridge, CDs and in the near future, frozen products.
We aspire to make the right choices to meet your supply needs and support the NHS’s aim of enhancing quality of care for patients and have decided that Polar Speed can offer specific and uncompromising supply chain support for both us and our customers. To find out more about Polar Speed click here.
Please note that we will continue to use DHL for some ambient deliveries as Polar Speed do not currently offer a next day service to all of our customer base.
OPS Specials and Unlicensed medicine range
15/06/2011
OPS originally set this sector up to supply NHS hospitals only, expanded the range through enquiries from hospitals, and where volumes allowed, bought in batches to hold for next day delivery. This has expanded such that OPS is now the sole distributor for a growing number of manufacturers – certain long shelf life drugs (six months plus) that have a volume demand.
In the last eighteen months OPS has acted as certain manufacturers outsourced supply chain partner and with this has come the responsibility of supplying to all approved healthcare providers.
We have since been mindful that these non NHS hospital customers have not been made aware of the wider range that we can offer them so for a copy of our catalogue please email:
Name Change for our Host Trust
14/02/2011
Our host Trust is now called Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. We welcome this development as it reflects the broad range of services which the Trust provides and the geographical area served.
We have long been known as Oxford Pharmacy Store, being based in the Oxford area but serving hospitals across England and Wales. Similarly, our host Trust has expanded and now provides specialist mental health services in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire, Swindon, Bath and North East Somerset. No longer a discrete geography, the name represents the head office.
The Trust is also due to provide community health services following a planned integration with Community Health Oxfordshire during 2011. Again, the broadening of services fits well with our own portfolio which, of course, is not at all restricted to the requirements of a mental health trust having been developed for the acute sector over many years.
Please note that all e-mail addresses for the Store will be changed shortly to the format but for now, the obmh.nhs.uk format will continue to work. This includes the OPS Orders e-mail address which will become:
New PMU Partnerships
10/01/2011
Happy New Year from all at Oxford Pharmacy Store. From February we will be working with two new NHS Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Units (PMUs) offering you more products at better prices.
We shall be taking on products from both Ipswich PMU and London and Barts PMU.This will add to our growing range and the number of NHS PMUs we are working with (5) in support of the NHS’s wider objectives of enhanced quality of care for patients through continuity of supply, informed product choice and improved clinical governance regarding unlicensed specials.
Please contact for access to the OPS catalogue.
Christmas Opening Times
1/12/2010
Thursday 23rd December-delivered Friday 24th by 10:00AM (unless requested otherwise)
Friday 24th December-URGENT orders only please, OPS will close at 2pm (delivery to be arranged by purchasing hospital)
25th-28th December-CLOSED
Wednesday 29th December-orders as per usual
Thursday 30th December-delivered Friday 31st by 10:00AM (unless requested otherwise)
Friday 31st December-URGENT orders only please, OPS will close at 2pm (delivery to be arranged by purchasing hospital)
Monday 3rd January-CLOSED
Tuesday 4th January-Business as usual
If you have any queries please contact the Store on: 01865 321085 or email .
OLP Labels
11/10/2010
All labels for our over labelled products (OLP’s) can now be found in the catalogue section. Simply browse the over labelled catalogue and click on the more detail tab of any product to bring up an image of the label. Click on the image to resize or to print the label.
If you would like any other details of any of our products then please contact
Website Updates
9/08/2010
Due to a customer request this month we have started adding current stock levels on all our products, click the more detail tab on any of our products to find out the quantity of stock we have in that day.
Aswell as this we have made it easier than ever to find the product you’re looking for on our website catalogue. Simply use the Filter by Category drop down box found on the catalogue page to search our different ranges. If you still can’t find what you’re looking for try using the keyword search to quickly search for the product you require.
If you would like to gain access to our online catalogue then you can do so by contacting , OPS Marketing Assistant.
PDIG Symposium and ATP UK Conference
1/06/2010
This month we are happy to attend the PDIG symposium and the ATP UK conference, including taking an exhibitor’s stand at the latter. Both meetings are excellent for meeting customer hospital procurement pharmacists and technicians, strategic NHS partners and suppliers.
We work with other NHS agencies such as Collaborative Procurement Hubs and Commercial Medicines Unit. Through regular communication and strategy meetings, we aim to ensure that we are working with our colleagues in a complementary way to meet the needs of NHS hospitals. We can work with Hubs and purchasing groups to identify products and services which are priorities on a regional level and seek to add value to the supply chain where possible.
Find out more about us here.
May Bank Holiday
29/04/2010
OPS will be closed for both bank holidays in May (3rd & 31st). This will affect deliveries and result in Friday 30th April orders being delivered on Tuesday 4th May and Friday 28th May orders being delivered on Tuesday 1st June.
If you have any queries regarding the May Bank Holiday arrangements then contact Avril McMinn, OPS Store Manager, on: 01865 321085, e-mail .
New Contract Lines
11/03/2010
Annual stock take
2/02/2010
Store open as usual
11/01/2010
VAT Increase in January
4/01/2010
Order before 8 January 2010 to benefit from VAT charged at 15%!
We would like to remind all customers that the standard rate of VAT will increase to 17.5 per cent at the beginning of January 2010. The increase will be applied to our systems from 11 January, providing a window of opportunity to take advantage of the lower rate for an additional week.
Christmas and New Year arrangements at OPS
3/12/2009
Business as usual- December 22nd, 23rd, 29th and 30th
Please note that the 23rd & 30th December will be the last day for normal orders for nearly a week!
URGENT orders only- December 24th + 31st
The Store will be open at 9:00 and close at 14:00
We will process urgent orders, provided that:
i) Order is phoned to 01865 321085 before 12:00 midday
ii) You can organise transport to collect this order before 14:00
Closed- December 25th to 28th & January 1st– 3rd
Return to business as usual- January 4th
Phone problem resolved
25/11/2009
Waymade® Products now in Store
11/09/2009
Oxford Pharmacy Store would like to announce the inclusion of a number of Waymade® products in Store with effect from 01.09.09.
To gain access you the secure section of our website containing the latest information on our products, including information on the new Waymade® lines, contact Mark Byrne, Marketing Assistant, on:
PDIG Meeting
20/05/2009
Representatives from OPS will be visiting the summer Procurement and Distribution Interest Group (PDIG) symposium on 11th June.
With sessions covering key issues for the medicine market, medicines and the supply chain, how industry and the NHS can work together, the new Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme, and procurement issues, there is much of interest to us.
The symposium also provides an opportunity to meet face-to-face with delegates.
New Search Options
1/05/2009
If you access our online catalogue by logging into the customer section of our website you will now be able to search the catalogue by manufacturer and generic product name.
For example, if you type in the generic ‘Filgrastim’ the search will bring up any brand named products, e.g. Neupogen® and Ratiograstim®, as well the generic itself. Alternatively if you type in, for example, ‘Ranbaxy’ the search engine will bring up all product lines that we stock in Store from the manufacturer Ranbaxy.
If you do not have a log in to access our catalogue then register with OPS to gain full access to the customer section of our website, which gives full information on all of our products and services.
For more information please contact Mark Byrne, Marketing Assistant, on 01865 321085 or e-mail:
OPS Spring Sale
26/03/2009
The Store currently has a number of short dated products reduced in price. As well as these OPS is pleased to announce the arrival of new Forley Generics lines to the Store with effect from 01/03/09.
To print our online catalogue containing the reduced price stock and new product lines please log in to the secure section of our website (right hand side), alternatively if you’re not currently registered with the OPS website and require a username and password, contact Mark Byrne on 01865 321085 or email
2.5% VAT Reduction
18/01/2009
We have now updated all our product prices so that they meet the recent 2.5% VAT reduction. If you log on to the customer section of the site you will now be able to access the amended 15% VAT prices on all our products*.
Alternatively if you work for the NHS and would like more information on the products that we sell in store, signing up to our website will give you full access to our product catalogue. Whether you work in procurement, pharmacy or you are a clinician interested in our services, please contact Mark Byrne to gain full access to our website on:
Furthermore we apologise for the delay in notification and any price queries that have arisen due to this delay.
*Excluding immunoglobulins, which are zero rated and Mercilon, Marvelon and Implanon (contraceptives) which only have 5% VAT.
Print our catalogue
26/06/2008
OPS are happy to announce that the facility to print the catalogue from our website is now available. We hope this feature will provide customers with an accurate summary of what products are available from our store. To access this feature please visit the customer area of our website.
New lines in Store
27/05/2008
Over labelled pre-packs from Kent Pharmaceuticals and Farnham repackaging centre (Frimley Park) are now available in Store. These products are part of the contract recently negotiated by PRO-CURE and Re:source procurement hubs for Trusts in South Central and East Midlands. There are over 30 product lines available, the details of which are available on the customer area of our website.
Foundation Trust Status
24/04/2008
OPS host Trust gains Foundation Trust status and is now Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
The new Trust came into being on 1st April 2008. This is excellent news for Oxford Pharmacy Store. We are an integral part of the Foundation Trust’s business plans, and gaining FT status will enable investment and growth plans to proceed on a solid footing.
From the Trust point of view—as a provider of mental health services—Julie Waldron, Chief Executive, says, “Being granted FT status is a true reflection of how hard the staff at the Trust have worked over the past few years to improve services and ensure we are in a position to take on such a role. FT status will give us the freedom to develop our services according to the needs of our patients and start to make a real difference to the inpatient environments by upgrading and replacing existing wards.”
The granting of FT status supports the Trust’s commitment to OPS and its plans to develop and enhance its service to customers.
Electronic orders
30/01/2008
Since we introduced electronic ordering towards the end of 2007, a number of customers are now routinely ordering from us this way. Please check the customer area for our e-mail address for orders. For users of Powergate and Medecator, orders can be placed using the GHX system. Our exchange ID is: 11984.
Going green with new packaging
19/11/2007
OPS is phasing in new air cushion packaging which is user friendly for customers and uses recyclable materials.
The Airspeed packaging should have number of advantages.
It is clean – less mess on unpacking compared to alternatives such as shredded paper.
It is clear making it easier to spot small packages within a delivery.
It is recyclable. The plastic air pockets can be ‘popped’ and recycled with other recyclable plastics.
After a short trial we have decided to phase in this packaging for the majority of deliveries.
E-mail ordering now available
23/10/2007
BMS Products Now In
23/10/2007
Over 500 lines in store
4/07/2007
Have you looked at our product range recently?
In our recent customer survey, 38% of respondents rated our drug range as very good, and a further 28% rated it as above average.
However, no single hospital buys all of our twenty top selling products, and most only buy a few selected products from the range.
In fact, OPS stocks over 500 product lines and the range is growing. If you have not had a look at our catalogue recently please do check it out.
If you would like a copy of the latest version, please contact us. Or perhaps you would welcome a visit to discuss the range and service in more detail. We are happy to come to you.
Please contact Sandra Bourgois on 01865 321085 or e-mail