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UK pharmacists to check sore throats
UK consumers with sore throats are being encouraged to visit a pharmacy instead of a GP under a new NHS England initiative. A “sore throat test and treat” service has …
Woman accidentally locked inside airport pharmacy almost misses flight
She was trapped inside the Boots store for nearly an hour and almost missed her flight to Greece The incident occurred last Saturday at around 9.30pm when the store closed …
Boots responds, but is met with scepticism
UK pharmacy giant Boots has told Chemist + Druggist that clinical services should not be undertaken inappropriately – but UK pharmacists don’t seem convinced. C+D spoke to the chain after …
World news wrapup: 23 June 2016
Our wrapup of pharmacy news from around the world Loveland, Colorado: A pharmacy’s dosage error may have caused the death of an eight-year-old boy, Denver7 reports. According to the station …
Suspended pharmacist blames Boots pressure
A former Boots branch manager in Glasgow has been suspended by Britain’s General Pharmaceutical Council over falsely registering patients for Scotland’s minor ailments service. Asif Alam blamed target pressures for …
World news wrapup: 5 May 2016
This week’s pharmacy news from around the world UK: The Guardian reports that a letter from an “independent pharmacist,” taking issue with its recent investigations into Boots pressuring pharmacists into …
Nearly half of UK pharmacists want MURs scrapped
UK pharmacists are demanding a change in the culture around provision of Medicines Use Reviews, Chemist + Druggist reports. C+D polled its readers about MURs following controversy over allegations Boots …
Pressure rising for overworked pharmacists
Pharmacists are experiencing a disturbing increase in their workloads which may impact on their ability to provide medicines and advice safely. So says the union for employee pharmacists, which has …
Boots fallout sees ‘unprecedented slew’ of mail
The Guardian has received what its letters editor suspects may be the “largest haul of mail” ever received about a single article, following reports last week that Boots management was …
Boots scandal highlights benefits of pharmacist ownership
Managers at Boots, the UK’s biggest pharmacy chain, have been pressuring their pharmacists to abuse Medicine Use Reviews, providing them to patients who do not need them or cannot use …
POLL: Should overseas pharmacies be allowed into Australia
Have your say on reports that overseas pharmacy giants are planning to set up Australian operations Media reports that overseas pharmacy giants such as Walgreens and Boots are considering their …