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US naloxone program rumoured to be under threat; UK “unofficial pharmacist” sentenced; pharmacy key in pandemic planning Washington, D.C: The Independent has reported on a preliminary budget document which suggests …

Canadian group demands action on opioid diversion; Walgreens settles opioid allegations; Taiwanese pharmacists protest over Chinese medicine business ownership British Columbia: Addiction Medicine Canada has written to the province’s health …

Brits crack down on prescription weight loss advertising; poultry rampage in US pharmacy; Americans trust their pharmacists, but don’t ask them questions UK: British stakeholders including the Advertising Standards Authority …

Pharmacy worker killed in Walgreens attack, Brits urged to visit their local pharmacy for hay fever relief, and Trump plans tariffs for pharmaceutical imports Madera, CA, US: A 30-year-old man …

New e-script only change premature; Irish service promoted without pharmacist agreement; US pharmacist arrested over alleged in-store assault Bulgaria: Pharmacists are calling for an extension of the existing hybrid prescription …

How US tariffs could worsen drug shortages; pharmacists express hopes for sector after England abolishes NHS; Canadian pharmacists slam end of well-received prescribing program USA: USA Today has reported on …

NZ’s pharmac culture a problem, report finds; Irish pharmacist censured after overturned conviction; weight management complaints fly in after new UK guidance Wellington, New Zealand: BioPharmaDispatch has covered the release …

Pharmacies shut their doors to push for improved access to medicines; armed robbery foiled by pharmacist; owners pushed to the brink by rising costs  Montgomery, Alabama, US: Pharmacies staged a …

Pharmacists experience “moral injury” due to shortages; FIP speaks out on US WHO withdrawal; HIV meds distribution hit hard by foreign aid cut London, England: New research from the Royal …

UK woman dies after pharmacy ‘tick- box’ exercise; pharmacist suspended over anti-vax autism statements; Dublin Chemist Warehouse-Boots property stoush Suffolk, UK: A coroner has recommended a review of online prescription …

Pharmacist guilty of her husband’s insulin murder; Canadians ponder pharmacy choice; warning over Ozempic-linked death Beckley, West Virginia – Former pharmacist Natalie Cochran has been given a “no mercy” sentence …

Trump administration cuts health agency communication; UK pharmacists slam online questionnaires for weight loss drugs; Canadian pharmacist fined over dispensing methadone without a valid script Washington, D.C: The new Trump …