US news
Ten-year sentence for fraud
A former pharmacist is to pay restitution of nearly $29 million and a $16 million monetary judgement, for his role in a “massive” health care fraud US media including the …
World news wrapup: 4 February 2021
Vaccine-tampering pharmacist believes “the sky is not real, rather it is a shield put up by the Government to prevent individuals from seeing God;” digital pharmacist consults roll out in …
World news wrapup: 28 January 2021
Pharmacists “summarily let go” in mass ShopRite closures; vaccine-tampering pharmacist to plead guilty; pharmacists spearhead minority vaccine uptake Keasbey, New Jersey: Wakefern Food Corp has announced that it will close …
World news wrapup: 21 January 2021
Pharmacy allegedly bought 61 times the state average of fentanyl; actor asked to leave LA pharmacy for going maskless; customer queued at pharmacy and said they had COVID Cleveland, Ohio: …
World news wrapup: 10 December 2020
Insurance plan means pharmacy owner can’t use his own pharmacy; technician struck off after falsely claiming to be disaster victim; NZ pharmacies under scrutiny over cannabis prices London, England: A …
World news wrapup: 26 November 2020
Pharmacist allegedly replaced medicines with baking soda; grad exams postponed again; fraud sentence for three Southern Israel: Israel’s Health Ministry is reportedly investigating a pharmacist who is facing allegations that …
World news wrapup: 19 November 2020
Pharmacist allegedly helped man attempt suicide; farm worker sentenced for veterinary pharmacist’s killing; pharmacy in US COVID-19 jab agreement Ann Arbor, Michigan: A pharmacist has had his license to practise …
‘You cannot outrun your past.’
An investigation into missing hydrocodone revealed that a travelling pharmacist was a convicted murderer who had been on the run since 1971 American media have covered the capture of Leonard …
World news wrapup: 5 November 2020
Viral video by pharmacy workers offends; Kiwi pharmacies shut out of COVID help funds; Italians spark run on supplement County Armagh, Northern Ireland: The Gordons Chemist chain has apologised after …
World news wrapup: 15 October 2020
Pharmacy owner allegedly sent cocaine to DEA official after investigation began; another Lloyds pharmacist refuses emergency contraception; transgender patients lose access to medicines Queens, New York: Pharmacy owner Dimitrios Lymberatos …
World news wrapup: 24 September 2020
Woman accuses CVS manager of racism after shoplifting incident; Ontario pharmacy COVID testing plan slammed; Scottish docs thank pharmacists Washington DC: A woman has publicly slammed a CVS store manager …
Pharmacy sexism a ‘very real threat’
A petition asking pharmacy organisations to address “a legacy of silent trepidation” due to sexism has sparked a conversation about how the sector can make changes Women in pharmacy face …