Save our ‘unloved’ high street chemists from extinction, says top pharmacist – as fears grow home-delivered medicines will put them out of business Pharmacists worry that home delivery of medicines will put them out of business This will eliminate the fee that chemists are paid to check and prepare the drugs Dr Leyla Hannbeck says … Read more
The vaccine roll-out has been one of the biggest logistical challenges of our lifetime, involving a legion of NHS staff and volunteers (including, it was revealed yesterday, the actor Hugh Bonneville). Here, a pharmacist who’s helping in a hub in London reveals in fascinating detail what it’s like on the vaccination front line (speaking anonymously … Read more
For every condition, there is often a branded over-the-counter remedy we instinctively reach for. And yet there will be a cheaper version with identical contents that could save you a small fortune. Pharmacist GEMMA FROMAGE reveals the definitive guide to the best buys to fill your medicine cabinet. Painkillers Best buys: Aspar Paracetamol 500mg, 16 … Read more
Lloyds pharmacist ‘who told 35-year-old female assistant four men in a van would KIDNAP her if she didn’t go on a date with his SEVEN-year-old son’ is deemed fit to practise by inquiry Yaw Akuoko-Frempong allegedly told woman a ‘black van’ would ‘take her away’ He denied the allegations during a practise committee hearing held in … Read more
Family of pharmacist, 34, who was murdered by her gay husband so he could start new life in Australia with his lover say people must open their eyes to domestic abuse Jessica Patel’s was strangled at her home in 2018 by her husband Mitesh Husband Mitesh staged a break-in and claimed intruder murdered his wife … Read more