US news
New York subway pharmacy ad ‘dangerous’
A New York-based e-pharmacy has seen a significant backlash to its subway advertising, which NPS MedicineWise has labelled “dangerous” Capsule, a recent startup which says it prides itself on “prescription …
World news wrapup: 2 March 2017
We take a look at community pharmacy around the world Belanguru, India: A pharmacist’s plot to “expose” an e-pharmacy’s trade in banned drugs has backfired on him after it filed …
World news wrapup: 23 February 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world London, UK: Researchers at Imperial College London have released a study which found that antibiotics are illegally available without …
TGA not good enough on homeopathic teething products
A range of homeopathic teething products is still available in Australian pharmacies despite being linked to the deaths of 10 infants in the US The fact that the products, which …
World news wrapup: 9 February 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world Essex, UK: A pharmacist who waited with an elderly patient for nearly two hours in below freezing temperatures has …
World news wrapup: 2 February 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world Indiana, US: Juveniles who face charges of robbing a pharmacy would be tried as adults under a new Bill …
World news wrapup: 26 January 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world US: A new report from LinkedIn ranks pharmacy as the second-most promising job of 2017. The report, released for …
Costco incident a warning on corporate ownership
Costco Wholesale to pay US$11.75 million to settle allegations of lax pharmacy controls, including the filling improper and incomplete scripts The incident highlights the benefits of the Australian pharmacist ownership …
Experts red-card Trump’s likely health impact
A group of public health researchers have slammed Donald Trump’s likely impact on health in a scorecard published in The Lancet: a card that’s awash with red. The scorecard groups …
World news update: 19 January 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world Boston, Massachusetts: The trial of Barry Cadden, the compounding pharmacist facing charges of murder, mail fraud and racketeering, has …
World news wrapup: 22 December 2016
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world Antrim, Northern Ireland: A pharmacist whose dispensing error was linked to the death of a patient has been given …
World news wrapup: 15 December 2016
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world Madison, Wisconsin: A Madison pharmacist has appeared in court charged with the delivery of narcotics and retail theft after …