Canada news
Greater discontinuation
Pharmacist-led interventions could potentially reduce scripts for inappropriate medication in older adults, new research shows An original investigation by Canadian pharmacy and medicine researchers set …
World news wrapup: 8 November 2018
Royalties suit to go ahead in Canada; pharmacist blackmailed for dating site actions; few cannabis scripts expected in England Quebec, Canada: Quebec’s Superior Court has …
World news wrapup: 1 November 2018
What happened to the Boots closed during the Novichok poisoning; Americans can’t afford to fill scripts; Uganda crying out for pharmacists Amesbury, UK: The area …
World news wrapup: 4 October 2018
Pharmacist jailed over plot to kill his ex; “steep increase” in UK pharmacy closures; man wins discrimination case against Irish Boots store Ontario, Canada: A …
Don’t talk about ‘expanded scope’
Canadian pharmacists, like their Australian counterparts, are discussing the importance of language when it comes to scope of practice In an editorial published in the …
‘Blatant disregard for public safety’
A pharmacist who made and sold preparations from human placenta has had his licence cancelled for at least six years Isidoro “Rudy” Sanchez was the …
World news wrapup: 13 September 2018
‘Disappointing’ reaction to Canadian snooping case; Kiwi pharmacist smuggled out of Zambia; British man denies murder of pharmacist wife Nova Scotia, Canada: Nova Scotia’s privacy …
Canadian pharmacist snooped in the health records of 46
A pharmacist spied on the electronic health records of people she knew and shared what she saw with her spouse Catherine Tully, the Information and …
World news wrapup: 19 July 2018
Pharmacy manager fired after profiling incident; pharmacy dispenser’s sentence appeal denied; complaint filed over “horrifying” anaphylaxis handling Chicago, Illinois: CVS Health has “sincerely apologised” to …
World news wrapup: 14 June 2018
Canada’s LGBTQ pharmacy launches safer sex campaign; month-old New Zealand baby given methadone; pharmacy funding in the UK Toronto, Canada: medsEXPERT Pharmacy, which lays claim …
Homeopaths lose funding bid
Homeopaths in the UK have been knocked back in a bid to have NHS England continue to fund homeopathic preparations NHS England had conducted a …
World news wrapup: 7 June 2018
Abortion robots arrested in Northern Ireland; Canadian pharmacist under investigation over free Naloxone; man sues CVS over privacy Belfast, Northern Ireland: A robot has delivered …