Internet pharmacy

Pharmacy regulator to require ‘two-way communication’ in new draft guidance

In its latest guidance, the regulator has expanded the list of medicines for which additional safeguards should be in place for online pharmacies.…

Pharmacy2U blocked from taking over LloydsDirect premises

The application was refused on the basis that the appeals committee “could not be satisfied that there are procedures likely to secure safe and effective provision of essential services”.…

The unregulated semaglutide prescribing circus

Why there should be stronger regulations around the prescribing of semaglutide, speaking from experience as a trainee pharmacist supplying this medicine from a community pharmacy in central London.…

Community pharmacies report prescription delays caused by global IT outage

A defect found in a content update has impacted servers worldwide, including electronic patient record systems and software used in community pharmacies across the UK.…

Prescriptions for cannabis-based medicines double in a year, CQC report says

According to the Care Quality Commission's report, the number of cannabis-based products for medicinal use prescribed on the NHS was so small that reporting details "could potentially breach patient confidentiality”.…

Coroner calls for government to take action on supply of medicines online

Isabelle Thistlewaite's report investigated the death of Nigel Dixon following an overdose from two controlled drugs — morphine and zopiclone — the latter of which was purchased online.…

Pharmacy2U facility rejected from pharmaceutical list dispenses more than 1 million NHS prescriptions per month

Exclusive: NHS Resolution rejected the Leicestershire facility's inclusion on the pharmaceutical list in January 2020, a requirement for opening any new NHS pharmacy in England.…

PJ view: Changes to hub-and-spoke legislation are too late for a community pharmacy sector in crisis

From 1 January 2025, all community pharmacies will be able to outsource dispensing to a third party but the “significant impact” it will have on the challenges facing the sector have been overstated by the government.…

Boots UK shuts online mental health service to new patients

Exclusive: The multiple launched the online service in 2022, but says it is now at capacity and will be “temporarily paused” to new patients.…

MHRA announces development of tool for public to report websites selling fake medicines

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said the new checking tool will allow it to investigate and take enforcement action against unsafe websites.…