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World news wrapup: 11 April 2024
White coat protest in Pennsylvania; Spain investigates common painkiller linked to deaths; new CWH for Cork Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pharmacists have taken to the state’s Capitol to protest the effect of …
World News Wrapup: 28 March 2024
Pharmacy chain bans children from buying advanced anti-ageing skincare; diabetes medicine mixup sees Dublin woman suffer fatal seizure; proposed mifepristone restrictions in US Supreme Court Stockholm, Sweden: The Apotek Hjärtat …
World news wrapup: 21 March 2024
Lloydspharmacy £33.5m possible tax debt investigated; Detroit pharmacist sentenced over drug-related crimes; appeal over denied emergency contraception successful UK: According to UK pharmacy publication Chemist + Druggist, Lloydspharmacy liquidators have …
What is second victim syndrome?
An Australian burnout expert discusses how second victim syndrome affects pharmacists, and what they can do to manage it In Pharmacy Today, published by the American Pharmacists Association, Michael D. …
World news wrapup: 14 March 2024
American pharmacist sentenced for attempted murder of his supervisor; pharmacists slam paracetamol multibuys and TikTok challenge; error sees NZ pharmacies underpaid Springfield, Missouri: A civilian pharmacist at Fort Leonard Wood, …
World news wrapup: 7 March 2024
Argentinians forgoing medicines for food amid affordability crisis; pharmacist murdered in Syria; US pharmacists find new RSV jab adds to growing workload Buenos Aires, Argentina: A combination of the country’s …
World news wrapup: 1 March 2024
US cyber attack impacts pharmacies; NZ dispensing error saw loratadine laced with haloperidol; UK pharmacists burning out New Zealand: The Health and Disability Commissioner has found a pharmacy breached the …
‘I think I am having a heart attack’
A stressed, busy US woman was the sole pharmacist on duty at a CVS in Indiana, when she experienced heart attack symptoms – but was worried about closing the store …
World news wrapup: 8 February 2024
Common ailments service leaves frontline pharmacists in tricky situation; empty pharmacy shelves in Gaza; Amazon cutting back pharmacy jobs UK: The UK’s Pharmacists Defence Association has criticised the way the …
World news wrapup: 1 February 2024
UK PM announces Pharmacy First scheme, Alberta expands pharmacy care clinics; dispenser sentenced after temazepam theft; ChatGPT reveals pharmacy app talk England: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the …
White House pharmacy probe reveals severe dysfunction
“Severe and systemic problems” have been identified at the pharmacy operation serving some of the most powerful people in the US: the White House Medical Unit A new report has …
World news wrapup: 25 January 2024
Pharmacist snooped in ex-partner’s medical records; “Harmacy” documentary to showcase profession’s challenges; new NZ CWH raises concerns Joliette, Québec: A former pharmacy co-owner has been banned from practising after he …