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World news wrapup: 27 July 2017
No lead-in period for codeine upschedule in France; Boots backs down on EC price; NZ synthetic cannabis deaths; homeopathy scripts scrapped in UK France: French Health Minister Agnès Buzyn has …
High EC price to discourage ‘inappropriate use’
British women are condemning Boots UK’s decision not to follow competitors in lowering the price of emergency contraception The Superdrug and Tesco chains recently reduced the price of progestogen-based emergency …
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: 6 July 2017
Scottish pharmacy to sell alcohol; US pharmacist jailed for 30 years; second car crashes through Canadian pharmacy window Fife, Scotland: A village pharmacist has been granted approval to sell alcohol …
World news wrapup: 29 June 2017
Delivery mixups investigated in the UK; Glasgow to get three ‘street pharmacists’; Pharma Bro trial off to slow start Glasgow, Scotland: Three clinical pharmacists are set to help the homeless …
World news wrapup: 22 June 2017
British pharmacist sold drugs on the street; Nigerian jailed for impersonating pharmacist; seniors pharmacy assistant push in Japan Essex, UK: A British pharmacist has been jailed for stealing prescription drugs …
The week in review
We take a look back at the week in community pharmacy It’s been a difficult week for many, after news broke on Wednesday of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy in …
London pharmacists rally to help fire victims
Pharmacists in West London have been working to help people affected by the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy UK pharmacy magazine Chemist + Druggist spoke to Rekha Shah, CEO at Pharmacy …
World news wrapup: 15 June 2017
Indian hospital negligent after pharmacist bungles birth; Canadian pharmacist beats up robbery suspect with pool cue; US drug prices under spotlight New Delhi, India: A hospital has been fined and …
World News Wrapup: 8 June 2017
Ohio sues opioid manufacturers, Albuquerque Walgreens in strife over misoprostol refusal, Canadian woman falls through pharmacy trapdoor Albuquerque, New Mexico: An Walgreens pharmacy has been accused of discrimination after an …
World news wrapup: 1 June 2017
Free apples for patients in New Zealand; Texas pharmacist spots alleged fraud; strikes across sector in India; and UK Health Department admits pharmacy funding errors Dunedin, New Zealand: The Albany …
‘Fear of facing pharmacists’ means common conditions ignored
A British online pharmacy has identified the most common ailments and conditions that consumers leave untreated If you’ve ever wondered whether your patients were too embarrassed to tell you or …