Pharmacy2U joins the Company Chemists’ Association In a statement, the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) said Pharmacy2U “is strongly aligned with the CCA's mission of enabling community pharmacy evolution”.…
Online pharmacies are eight times more likely to fail regulatory standards, data show Exclusive: Investigation reveals how some online pharmacies are repeatedly prescribing large amounts of opioids and z-drugs, in one case using an accountant to approve medicine orders.…
Online pharmacy boom prompts concern over patient safety As the demand for online pharmacies continues to grow — following a boost from the COVID-19 pandemic — regulators are scrambling for full control over the safety of the services they provide.…
Online pharmacy dispensing quadruples in five years, NHS data show According to data from the NHS Business Services Authority, distance-selling pharmacies dispensed 52,930,116 items in 2021, up 301% from the 13,190,131 items dispensed in 2016.…
Misuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs to obtain illicit highs: how pharmacists can prevent abuse An overview of the range of medicines that are being misused, diverted, or recorded on websites reporting new trends and experimentations of drug abuse for recreational purposes and how pharmacists can detect, understand and prevent drug diversion activities and drug-misuse adverse ef…
NOW EXTENDED: A brave new world? Share your ideas on post-pandemic pharmacy in our writing competition Flex your creative skills and enter our annual writing competition this year.…
Pharmacy2U ‘mega facility’ refused inclusion on pharmaceutical list by NHS litigation arm Pharmacy2U’s application to include its new Leicester ‘mega facility’ on the pharmaceutical list has been refused by the NHS’s litigation arm.…
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.…