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Digital & technology

Online medicines delivery company to build new warehouse with six-figure loan

Signature Pharmacy secures "six figure support" from HSBC UK

13 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Business

Online pharmacy group completes ‘hugely significant’ deal

Phlo Technologies paid an undisclosed amount for California-based online prescription business Truepill.

04 Apr 2023 , 2 Min Article

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Legal

Companies told to stop promoting POM treatments for hay fever

Over a dozen companies have been forced to amend their advertising following MHRA action.

16 Mar 2023 , 2 Min Article

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Online pharmacists ‘forget what they learned in community’ says GPhC

Pharmacists who move from the community to an online pharmacy “seem to forget all that happened” in their previous job, giving rise to patient safety risks, says the GPhC’s director of fitness to practise

07 Mar 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Business environment

Former Boots director takes top job at Pharmacy2U

Kevin Heath takes over from former CEO Mark Livingstone, who steps down after 6 years

21 Nov 2022 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC bans pharmacist from providing online services for a year

Freshly registered pharmacist 'tried to run before she could walk' in setting up online pharmacy

21 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Clinical services

GPhC reminds pharmacists and owners of online pharmacies of responsibilities

The GPhC said over 30 per cent of open fitness-to-practise cases involve online pharmacy.

16 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC defends decision to scrap IP rule despite concerns over inexperience

The GPhC warned last month that “clinically inexperienced independent prescribers" were operating online.

01 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Online pharmacy failed to check suicide patient’s record

A pharmacist working for an online pharmacy prescribed the patient with propranolol.

31 May 2022 , 1 Min Article

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FIP: Global co-operation needed to regulate online pharmacies

The General Pharmaceutical Council said it was not aware of the report but will 'follow up' on it.

09 Dec 2021 , 2 Min Article

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GPhC may charge online pharmacies higher registration fees

Online providers are vastly overrepresented in GPhC fitness to practise cases.

07 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC: Some online prescribing pharmacists ‘out of their depth’

Some pharmacists accused of “not understanding the prescribing process they were involved in”.  

23 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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EEA-based online prescribers pose 'serious' risk to patients

GPhC warns of "serious patient safety concerns" with online prescribers.

12 Aug 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Santander funds multi-million takeover of 11 pharmacies

Santander UK provided twelve and a half million to Aintree-based RB Healthcare.

12 Aug 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy2U deliveries up 90 per cent during pandemic

P2U claims to have delivered 17 million items to patients' homes since March 2020.

02 Aug 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Echo rebrands to LloydsDirect as it exceeds 500k patients

Online pharmacy Echo is rebranding to LloydsDirect by LloydsPharmacy as it passes the milestone of 500,000 patient nominations. 

07 Jul 2021 , 1 Min Article

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