This site is intended for Healthcare Professionals only.

Tag: Online pharmacies

spot_imgspot_img

UK pharmacies cut prices for weight-loss drugs Wegovy, Mounjaro amidst escalating competition

Obesity experts raise concern that retail marketing of weight-loss drugs could trivialise their side-effects   British pharmacies and slimming clinics are reducing prices for weight-loss...

Online pharmacies selling prescription-only medicines without ‘robust checks’

Some pharmacies were found selling high-risk and potentially addictive medicines, including benzodiazepines and antidepressants, based on online questionnaires A BBC investigation has found 20 UK...

Pharmacy2U snaps up LloydsDirect, uniting UK’s top online pharmacies

Pharmacy2U has recently acquired LloydsDirect in a confidential deal, bringing together two of the UK's foremost online pharmacies. Over time, both entities will integrate...

OPINION: How risky is the world of online pharmacy?

Online pharmacies have to operate from bricks & mortar premises that are registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, but recent cases show that, in...

GPhC updates guidance for pharmacies providing services online

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has updated its guidance for registered pharmacy providing pharmacy service at a distance, including internet. The guidance explains what pharmacy...

Increased cooperation among countries needed to regulate online pharmacies, says FIP report

Increased cooperation between countries is needed to ensure better regulation of online pharmacies, said authors of a new report – ‘Online pharmacy operations and...