World News
World news wrapup: 1 May 2025
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 …
World news wrapup: 24 April 2025
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 …
World news wrapup: 17 April 2025
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 …
World news wrapup: 10 April 2025
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 …
World news wrapup: 27 March 2025
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 …
World news wrapup: 20 March 2025
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 …
World news wrapup: 13 March 2025
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 …
World news wrapup: 27 February 2025
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 …
World news wrapup: 20 February 2025
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 …
World news wrapup: 13 February 2025
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 …
World news wrapup: 6 February 2025
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 …
World news wrapup: 30 January 2025
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 …
