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World news wrapup: 28 September 2017
British pharmacist allegedly showed children Islamic State videos; CVS beefs up defenses in opioid fight; tech allegedly stole pain drugs from dying patients Nottingham, England: Leicester pharmacist Zameer Ghumra has …
World news wrapup: 21 September 2017
Pharmacist faces life in jail over meningitis outbreak; pharmacy owner killed over 15¢; compounding trouble in LA Boston, Massachusetts: Pharmacist Glenn A Chin, the supervisory pharmacist from the compounding pharmacy …
The items thieves target in pharmacy
Tough economic times mean retailers are exposed to a greater likelihood of theft, warns the Australian Retailers Association chief Russell Zimmerman, executive director of the ARA, told the AJP today …
Spyware rampant, emails could be compromised
Cyber criminals are becoming ever more sophisticated, and security experts say they’re alarmed Cisco has released its Midyear Cybersecurity Report for 2017, in which it warns that “our security experts …
Robbers bested by sword-wielding pharmacist
A Melbourne pharmacist has been hailed as a hero after fighting off robbers with a plastic training sword But Sam Lee doesn’t advise that pharmacists try to take on violent …
World news wrapup: 31 August 2017
Illegal EPO sales in Ethiopia revealed; UK drones to avoid pharmacy “walk of shame,” hepatitis drug protest in Pakistan UK: One online pharmacy is hoping to deliver emergency contraception and …
World news wrapup: 17 August 2017
Kmart opens first telepharmacy; three more come forward in US pharmacist strip case; GP-pharmacist spat over CMs in New Zealand Niagara Falls, New York: Three more people have made formal …
What crims use to hold up chemists
A UK pharmacy magazine has listed the strangest – and most common – items used by criminals in pharmacy robberies Chemist + Druggist completed an exclusive investigation into pharmacy crime …
“King of Pharmacists” gets 31-year suspension
A Quebec pharmacist has had his licence to practice suspended for 31 years and 9 months following charges of drug abuse Jonathan-Yan Perreault, 38, got the nickname thanks to his …
World news wrapup: 3 August 2017
New York pharmacist orders patient to strip; EC for a fiver in Liverpool; unlicensed man sells banned drugs at pharmacy Niagara Falls, New York: An 81-year-old pharmacist is facing second-degree …
World news wrapup: 20 July 2017
US pharmacy student gives gift to the homeless; older UK pharmacists pushed out; Ohio husband and wife pharmacists indicted Carmel, Indiana: When pharmacy student Sarah Cummins and her fiance cancelled …
World news wrapup: 13 July 2017
30 years for killing New Jersey pharmacist; NZ keeps codeine status quo; fake Fentanyl in Ontario Trenton, New Jersey: A man who shot and killed a New Jersey pharmacist has …