News | Digital pharmacy

Amazon applies for UK ‘Amazon Pharmacy’ trademark

E-commerce and technology giant Amazon has applied for a UK trademark for the term Amazon Pharmacy.…

The deadly online prescribing loophole

Online prescribing has long operated in a regulatory grey area, with some online pharmacies evading oversight by exploiting technical loopholes in the law.…

Pharmacy2U reports £16m loss in 2018/2019

Pharmacy2U has reported a £16m loss in the 2018/2019 financial year — up £4m on the previous 12 months, according to its end-of-year accounts.…

Nearly a quarter of online pharmacies inspected by GPhC supplied medicines without informing patients’ GPs

Nearly a quarter of online pharmacies that have been inspected by the General Pharmaceutical Council were found to be supplying medicines to patients without their GP knowing.…

‘Paperless NHS’ drive ignores community pharmacy

A lack of funding and the effects of the electronic prescribing system have meant that pharmacies are using more paper than ever.…

Next set of hospitals to receive government funding for electronic prescribing systems announced

The government has announced the next wave of hospitals that will receive funding to help switch from paper to electronic prescribing systems.…

Electronic medication systems risk patient safety if not implemented properly, safety body warns

Incomplete use of electronic medication systems, such as electronic prescribing and medicines administration can risk patient safety, a report from the independent Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has found.…

Electronic prescriptions to be introduced nationally from November 2019

Digital-only prescriptions will be introduced across England from November 2019, the pharmacy minister Jo Churchill has announced.…

Building vital connections between hospital and home

Communication between hospital and community pharmacists when patients are discharged is often absent, which can have a detrimental impact on patients’ health. The transfers of care around medicines — or ‘TCAM’ — scheme is beginning to change this, but there are several…

Moratorium on online dispensing of opioids is required

An undercover investigation carried out by The Times is further proof that online pharmacies should be prohibited from prescribing and dispensing opioid medicines until they can prove they are safe.…