World News
World news wrapup: 30 October 2025
Canadian pharmacies close amid staff shortage; French strike averted; Ireland requires professional services fee display Prince Edward Island, Canada: CBC Canada has investigated worker shortages in the Prince Edward Island …
World News wrapup – 23 October 2025
Chemist Warehouse’s international expansion continues with a new Irish store; system outage hits US pharmacy giant; close to half of British pharmacists are not accessing career support Wexford, Ireland: Australian …
Pharmacy ownership ‘antiquated and unnecessary’: NZ govt
“The Americanisation of the New Zealand health system is bad for patients, prices, practices and pharmacists,” warns the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, as our neighbour plans to remove ownership restrictions …
World news wrapup: 16 October 2025
UK to crack down on inappropriate Botox prescribing; EU highlights drug shortages; online anarchy in the UK UK: The General Pharmaceutical Council aims to take action against pharmacists who prescribe …
World news wrapup: 9 October 2025
US Rite Aid chain shutters for good; UK pharmacists abused as Covid jab eligibility changes; Ozempic and Wegovy hit Costco shelves Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The pharmacy giant Rite Aid is no …
World news wrapup: 2 October 2025
Undercover investigation alleges pharmacist advised on faking Botox consults; call to shut down entire UK pharmacy chain as intermittent closures continue; US pharmacists respond to autism claim London, England: The …
World news – 25 September 2025
Health officials embrace nautical solution to medicine access issues; Allegations of financial mismanagement by a pharmacy group aired in parliament; Irish government makes “long overdue investment” in pharmacy Zadar, Croatia: …
World news wrapup: 18 September 2025
Restrictions on therapeutic substitution leave patients waiting for critical medicines; Scope of practice expansion on the horizon for German practitioners; Pharmacy regulator poised to enter debate over vaccine mandates London, …
World News Wrapup: 11 September 2025
Britain’s NHS launches pharmacy-based contraceptive implant service; FDA moves to address GLP-1 shortages; AI delivers care to rural and underserved areas through community pharmacies Liverpool, UK: Authorities in Britain are …
World news wrapup: 4 September 2025
Pharmacists giving out medicines at a loss in the UK; US pharmacies feel the effects of Covid access changes; pharmacist caught replacing returned medicines on shelves UK: The BBC has …
World news wrapup: 28 August 2025
NZ woman given six times her dose of fentanyl; young pharmacists save lives; pharmacists sue over abortion, gender transition drugs Dunedin, New Zealand: 1 News reports that a woman was …
World News – 21 August 2025
Cryptocurrency payments system to ease cashflow constraints on small pharmacies; British pharmacy bodies seek government protection from Mounjaro price hikes; ‘Hair Lifting Shampoo’ to hit pharmacy shelves Tampa, Florida, US: …