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World News – 9 April 2026
Pharmacy owner in sex for meds scandal; pharmacists launch ‘Care in the Sun’ campaign to raise awareness of skin cancer risk; community petitions to save pharmacy’s post office service Chattanooga, Tennessee, US: Pharmacy …
World News Wrapup: 15 January 2026
Growing numbers of advanced pharmacist practitioners in England; Amazon Pharmacy offering Wegovy pill; NZ patients to pay single $5 co-payment fee for 12-month scripts England: NHS Digital data show there …
World news – 7 August 2025
Pharmacist calls for ‘more visible policing’ as crime becomes a “routine part of daily life”; painkiller shortage hits Canada; co-op pharmacy group switches ownership model in capital raising exercise Cork, …
World news wrapup: 5 June 2025
Expanded scope of practice services are delivering improved access to care, while Amazon Pharmacy is looking to improve medication management with enhanced services. London, UK: More than five million patients …
World news wrapup: 15 August 2024
Riots in England forced pharmacies to cut opening hours last week to protect staff, while stores in South Africa are still waiting on the government to pay them for vaccination …
World news wrapup: 20 June 2024
Baby in palliative care dies after morphine overdose dispensed by pharmacy; British pharmacists call for workforce investment; Armed pharmacy bandits get five-year jail sentences London, England: Chemist+Druggist has reported on …
GP pharmacists in UK see complaints rise
Complaints about pharmacists working in general practices have surged by nearly 50% in the past year in England, according to reports, but numbers are also growing More than 2,200 complaints …
Changes for ‘better work-life balance’
Another pharmacy chain is set to change its opening hours to support better health and wellbeing for its pharmacy teams Morrisons in the UK has announced it will be introducing …
Nearly one million dollars in fraud
A pharmacist has admitted he re-labelled generic drugs as name brand medications and then sold them as if they were the more expensive drugs A US pharmacist has pleaded guilty …
World News Wrapup: 22 July 2021
Italian company fined $31m for charging “exorbitantly high and unfair” drug price; 340 premises “sealed” in Nigerian crackdown; US pharmacist pleads guilty over multimillion-dollar healthcare fraud scheme The Hague, The …
World News Wrapup: 15 July 2021
Transgender woman wins suit against pharmacist; two pharmacists sentenced for diverting $1.1 million worth of drugs; Irish pharmacy sees 5k vaccine enquiries in just a few days Tel Aviv, Israel: …
World News Wrapup: 8 July 2021
Karachi pharmacist turns motorcycle into a pharmacy; ‘soda pop chemist’ inspiration in Scotland; NYC pharmacists hailed as ‘heroes’ for frontline COVID vaccination role Inverkip, Scotland: A pharmacist inspired by “soda …