Internet pharmacy

Public needs to understand the risks of purchasing medicines online

A new EU system enables the public to verify websites that sell medicines, but it will only work if people know about it and want to use a legal site.…

Global crackdown on illegal internet trade yields £51.6m worth of medicines and devices

An international crackdown on the illegal internet trade in medicines has yielded £51.6m worth of items from 115 different countries.…

How to create a website for your independent pharmacy

Is your pharmacy business lacking a website? Kamal Mahasuria, pharmacist and director of The Pharmacy Website Company, explains why you need an online presence and how you can build one.…

Advice, rules and regulations for setting up an internet pharmacy

There are 496 distance-selling pharmacy websites currently registered in the UK. What do pharmacists who want to set up their own online pharmacy need to know? …

Pharmacy2U under fire over data selling practices

Pharmacy2U has been accused of selling patient information, including names, addresses, dates of birth and the dates of patients’ last prescription.…

Establishing an electronic prescribing system at a new hospital in Qatar

Hospital pharmacist Anish Patel moved to Qatar in 2014 to help set-up a new women and children’s hospital in Doha. Here, he describes his role in establishing an electronic prescribing system.…

An advocate for global pharmacy

President of the International Pharmaceutical Federation Carmen PeÃ±a discusses gender equality, fighting Ebola and her vision for advanced roles for pharmacists.…

Connecting with hard-to-reach patients via an online pharmacy

Superintendent pharmacist Omar El-Gohary enjoys the challenge of combining medicines, business and technology expertise in his role at online pharmacy Chemist Direct.…

Risks of online pharmacies prompts review by UK regulator

The General Pharmaceutical Council wants feedback on draft guidance for the regulation of online pharmacy sales as it aims to strike the right balance between supporting innovation and keeping patients safe.…