Helping people look younger as an aesthetics practitioner Independent prescriber and pharmacist Tejal Sangani opened her own aesthetics clinic, SaRivaa, in 2011. Here, she explains how her pharmacy background comes in handy.…
Walgreens’s CEO Greg Wasson retires before merger with Alliance Boots is completed Walgreens’s chief executive officer Greg Wasson is to retire and will not head up the company once it completes its merger with Alliance Boots, in a change to previous plans.…
GlaxoSmithKline and Bayer outperform Roche and Johnson & Johnson in corporate transparency study Many of the world’s 124 largest publicly listed companies disclose little or no financial details about their operations outside their parent country.…
Pharmacies making the grade in inspectionsTough pharmacy standards are welcome, but they must not disadvantage the majority of pharmacies that are inspected.…
Growth at the heart of new GPhC strategy The General Pharmaceutical Council has published a new strategy with a focus on improving the quality of the pharmacy profession and outcomes for patients.…
AbbVie and Shire merger called offThe proposed £32bn merger of the US pharmaceutical company AbbVie and Dublin-based Shire has been called off, the two companies have announced.…
Online poll supports practice of pharmacies selling e-cigarettes More than half of people polled by The Pharmaceutical Journal say that pharmacies should stock e-cigarettes.…
Should pharmacies sell electronic cigarettes? As the UK sees the massive growth of vapers, the e-cigarette industry and pharmacy leaders debate the merits of selling e-cigarettes in pharmacies at the Pharmacy Show.…
Creating a culture of whistleblowing for pharmacists How do we improve the treatment of whistleblowers in the healthcare sector?…
Bestway Group takes control of Co-operative PharmacyCo-operative Pharmacy has officially become part of the Bestway Group, a global business with interests in wholesale cash and carry, cement and banking.…