UK news
World news wrapup: 2 August 2018
How Chemist Warehouse is impacting Kiwi competitors; LloydsPharmacy workers strike in Ireland; pharmacist prescribing proposed for Scotland Dublin, Ireland: LloydsPharmacy workers have gone on strike a number of times, most …
‘They understood their medicines in a way they never had.’
A new pilot scheme has shown the value of integrating clinical pharmacists into general practice The NHS England funded pilot saw more than 490 pharmacists placed in more than 650 …
World news wrapup: 26 July 2018
Young pharmacist feared abducted; pharmacist humiliates transgender woman by refusing supply; man describes intimidating pharmacist as “fun” Loganville, Georgia: Grave fears are held for Alvin Ahmed, a recent pharmacy graduate …
Health to partner with Amazon
The NHS is set to partner with Amazon to deliver health advice via voice-activated devices In the UK, new Health Secretary Matt Hancock has used his first speech in the …
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 a woman and terminated two …
Pharmacy preferred over GPs
Nearly two-thirds of British people would prefer to see a pharmacist rather than a GP for minor ailments at least some of the time New research from Sanofi and carried …
World news wrapup: 12 July 2018
Pharmacist sentenced in biggest public health scandal in recent German history; British pharmacy technicians don’t want greater supervisory role; Boots branch shut following Novichok poisoning Essen, Germany: A pharmacist was …
Brits back pharmacy
Pharmacies are high up on the list of shops wanted on the ideal high street, a British survey has shown A new YouGov Omnibus survey provided participants with a list …
World news wrapup: 28 June 2018
A third Chemist Warehouse for New Zealand; Welsh-speaking pharmacy program for Gywnedd; UK considering online pharmacy crackdown Auckland: Chemist Warehouse is continuing it rollout across the Tasman with a third …
World news wrapup: 21 June 2018
Pharmacy worker stole to feed child; NZ study to examine script cost barrier to health; inadequate staffing becoming a “live issue” in the UK Middlesbrough, UK: A woman who had …
Caught in the act
They’re usually more likely to just steal from your fish and chips, but this seagull took theft a step further The Daily Mail Australia is reporting on the activities of …
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 to being “Canada’s only LGBTQ …