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Resource targets unsafe online medicines
Patients and carers are increasingly turning to the internet to source substandard and falsified medicines, one group warns On World Patient Safety Day (18 September 2024), the International Pharmaceutical Federation …
World news wrapup: 12 September 2024
NZ baby stopped breathing after dispensing error; UK pharmacist’s efforts to help stymied by EpiPen shortage; Ireland cracks down on vapes New Zealand: A pharmacist breached the Code of Health …
World news wrapup: 5 September 2024
US multi-state pharmacy crime organisation bust; FIP focus on sub-Saharan Africa; arrest made in pharmacist’s cold case murder Omaha, Nebraska: Five people are facing federal charges following a Drug Enforcement …
Aussies honoured in South Africa
Two Australians are among a group of pharmacists honoured at the International Pharmaceutical Federation congress in South Africa Australia’s Dr Shania Liu was named the recipient of the Early Career in …
‘We want everyone to think about pharmacy when they think about their health’
Pharmacy needs to progress and innovate if it is to rise to the challenge of public health inequities, says an Australian world pharmacy leader Greater progression across the pharmacy profession …
World news wrapup: 29 August 2024
One in six English pharmacies at risk of closing within a year; NZ nitrofurantoin death highlights need for long-term use awareness; Canada makes nicotine pouches pharmacy-only England: Community Pharmacy England …
World news wrapup: 22 August 2024
Pharmacist wins more than $110k in racial profiling and unfair dismissal case; fungal meningitis pharmacist makes deal with Michigan; GP pharmacists demand equal pay for equal work Wickford, Essex: A …
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: 8 August 2024
Victims of former pharmacist distressed as he leaves prison; anti-shoplifting measures fuel Amazon Pharmacy use; soundalike medicines error in NZ Kansas City, Missouri: Families of the victims of former pharmacist …
World News – 1 August 2024
Pharmacy chain closed one-third of its US stores; medicines shortages hit Europe as sexually transmitted infection rates surge; new payment system is causing ‘financial chaos’ for Scottish pharmacies Michigan, US: …
World News Wrapup: 25 July 2024
Irish pharmacists call for end to 16-year freeze on dispensing fees; CrowdStrike outage hits deliveries in the UK; Amazon Pharmacy launches in Japan with local support Dublin, Ireland: Small pharmacies …
World news wrapup: 4 July 2024
Suspended sentence for pharmacist over codeine; Democrats write to US chains over mifepristone; UK sector queries associate recognition Belfast, NI: A pharmacist has been handed an 11-month suspended prison sentence …