World News
World news: 17 July 2025
Influencers are turning Seoul’s pharmacies into must-visit destinations; Boots launches vape cessation program; Rite Aid closures to impact pharmacies across the US Seoul, South Korea: “Pharmacies are becoming the new …
World news wrapup: 10 July 2025
English “neighbourhood health centres” to include pharmacists; US hospital pharmacist jailed for animal cruelty and drug theft; contraceptive options dwindle in Russia Essex, England: Pulse Today has reported that some …
World news wrapup – 3 July 2025
Pharmacy shelled as fighting continues in Ukraine’s Donetsk region; video footage shows pharmacist pocketing prescription medicines; family settles action against pharmacy over alleged fatal dispensing error Donetsk, Ukraine: Patients …
World news wrapup – 26 June 2025
Pharmacy owners face charges over an illegal drug scheme; “time capsule” pharmacy goes under the hammer; New Zealanders get access to OTC melatonin Pace, Florida, US: Husband and wife pharmacy …
World news wrapup – 19 June 2025
Pharmacists are set to become central players in the future of European healthcare delivery; potentially deadly dispensing error spotted by patient’s father; champion golfer made late-night pharmacy trip before major …
World news wrapup: 12 June 2025
Underpaying chains named and shamed; US measles outbreak spreads; pharmacist caught smuggling illegal drugs Birmingham, England: The Pharmacists’ Defence Association has welcomed a new government report which has “named and …
World news wrapup: 5 June 2025
Expanded scope of practice services are delivering improved access to care, while Amazon Pharmacy is looking to improve medication management with enhanced services. London, UK: More than five million patients …
World news wrapup: 29 May 2025
Year-long scripts across the Tasman; GP pharmacist manipulated systems to prescribe; tax returns catch out “ghosting pharmacy” Wellington, New Zealand: Health Minister Simeon Brown and Associate Health Minister David Seymour …
World news wrapup: 22 May 2025
US abandons routine Covid boosters; Kiwi pharmacist sold meds online; pharma company buys 23&Me Washington, D.C. – The Trump administration has decided that yearly Covid jabs will no longer be …
World news wrapup: 15 May 2025
US chain declares bankruptcy; Irish pharmacists have doubts about HRT scheme; UK PM announces key pharmacy role Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Drugstore chain Rite Aid has issued a statement in which it …
‘Americans should get the best deal’
US president signs order to stop “foreign free-riding” when it comes to the price of prescription drugs US president Donald J Trump has signed an executive order intended to bring …
World news wrapup: 8 May 2025
Pharmacists warn of risks stemming from hoarding of antibiotics; US chain files second bankruptcy; requirement to display medicines prices welcomed by pharmacists London, UK: Almost four-in-five British community pharmacists are …