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US opioid epidemic linked to economic despair
Pharmacists need to be sensitive to recognising people with addictions, a Stanford pain expert has told pharmacists Professor of anesthesiology, perioperative, and pain medicine Elliot Krane, from Stanford University, delivered …
Meningitis outbreak pharmacist not guilty of murder
The pharmacist at the centre of a deadly meningitis outbreak in the United States has been found not guilty of murder Barry J Cadden was the co-owner and head pharmacist …
World news wrapup: 23 March 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world London: The legal challenge to the more than £320m funding cut to the community pharmacy budget in England has …
Faster access to new drugs doesn’t always mean better treatment
Faster access to new drugs doesn’t always mean better treatment Weaker regulatory standards in the US can impact health everywhere. from shutterstock.com Narcyz Ghinea, University of Sydney and Wendy Lipworth, …
World news wrapup: 16 March 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world UK: Only four out of more than 8,000 pharmacies were rated “excellent” by the UK’s pharmacy regulator following its …
World news wrapup: 9 March 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world UK: 78 pharmacies applied for financial protection from the UK’s funding cuts… and all 78 have been knocked back. …
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 …