Drug wholesalers vent concerns about government’s hub and spoke plans A trade body representing drug wholesalers who distribute more than 92% of NHS medicines has warned that the full implications of hub and spoke technology have yet to be determined and its widescale implementation risks reducing the quality and safety of dispensing. Responding to the UK govern…
Pharmacist-led telephone advice ‘improves medication adherence’ Personalised telephone advice from a pharmacist can improve medication adherence in patients with long-term conditions, research shows.…
Dame Sally Davies and Keith Ridge urge review of gonorrhoea treatment protocols GPs and internet pharmacies that provide access to online prescribing services should review their gonorrhoea treatment protocols to ensure they comply with national recommendations, say chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies and chief pharmaceutical officer Keith Ridge.…
Service disruption at Pharmacy2U prompts action by NHS England and pharmacy regulator Technical problems being experienced by the online pharmacy company Pharmacy2U have prompted NHS England to write to GPs and other primary care service providers to warn them about the “unacceptable” disruption to services.…
Top ten careers articles in 2015 Career articles that give pharmacists practical advice on changing jobs, sectors or country of practice again proved popular with online readers of The Pharmaceutical Journal, Clinical Pharmacist and Tomorrow’s Pharmacist.…
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.…
