LORD GRADE makes a passionate plea to save independent pharmacies

Down by the quayside at Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, where my wife and I are living under lockdown, there stands a stalwart of the community, a sweetly old-fashioned local chemist. The pharmacist’s wooden windowfront sits on a narrow street between the local newsagent and the King’s Head pub. To the casual passer-by, it … Read more

Biden administration will start shipping 1 million COVID-19 vaccines directly to US pharmacies e

The Biden administration will start shipping COVID-19 vaccines directly to U.S. pharmacies next week, ramping up immunizations as new and potentially more serious variants are appearing, the White House said on Tuesday.  Jeff Zients, coordinator of the president’s COVID-19 task force, said some 6,500 retail pharmacies around the country will receive a total of one million … Read more

UK pharmacies could be BANNED from selling codeine

Pharmacies across the UK may be banned from selling codeine and other opioid-based painkillers over the counter.  Codeine — the pain-killing substance found in co-codamol and Nurofen Plus — is a highly-addictive opioid.   The UK’s drug regulator, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, is now considering making all opioid painkillers prescription-only.   The move comes after … Read more

Greensill helps Britain’s struggling pharmacies cut costs

Finance provider Greensill develops technology to help Britain’s struggling pharmacies cut costs By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:05 BST, 6 July 2020 | Updated: 00:05 BST, 6 July 2020 Finance provider Greensill has developed a technology to help Britain’s struggling pharmacies cut costs.  It is using data analytics to forecast which prescriptions … Read more

US pharmacies plan for surge in flu vaccines as two-thirds of Americans plan to get jab in the fall

US pharmacy chains are preparing a big push for flu vaccinations when the season kicks, hoping to curb tens of thousands of cases that could coincide with a second wave of coronavirus infections. CVS Health Corp, one of the largest US pharmacies, said it’s working to ensure it has enough doses for an anticipated surge … Read more

BgX: The app linking households to local pharmacies

CEO Ali Rafi co-founded the bgX app with Paria Ghorashi A delivery app, initially created to service the beauty industry, has been adapted to deliver essential pharmaceuticals during lockdown and to help the most vulnerable. The founder of bgX claims the app – which he describes as the ‘Deliveroo of medicine’ – could also be … Read more