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'Appropriately regulate' online pharmacies, urges PDA manifesto

The Pharmacist

And it said that pharmacy funding should be ringfenced for staffing to help address workplace pressures and burnout. In a manifesto launched this week, the PDA said […] The post 'Appropriately regulate' online pharmacies, urges PDA manifesto appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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GPhC to consult on online pharmacy guidance

The Pharmacist

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) will release a consultation on changes to guidance for online pharmacies 'within the next couple of weeks', chief executive Duncan Rudkin has said. Stronger […] The post GPhC to consult on online pharmacy guidance appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Online pharmacies warned over risks of not contacting GPs

The Pharmacist

It has issued guidance to pharmacist prescribers working in online settings to minimise risk both to themselves and to their patients. And it urged the General Pharmaceutical […] The post Online pharmacies warned over risks of not contacting GPs appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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GPhC proposes stricter guidance for online pharmacies and weight loss meds

The Pharmacist

This follows 'significant risks to patient safety when online questionnaires have inappropriately been the only mode of consultation used', which the GPhC said it had observed through its inspections and investigations.

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Will online pharmacies blink off in India?

Express Pharma

They also allege that some of the online pharmacies do not have valid licences. After stepping up and meeting patients’ needs during the pandemic, online pharmacies were seen as a blessing. COVID-19 patients booked and paid online, and medicines were delivered within 24 hours, if not earlier.

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Weight loss drugs without a prescription? Study warns it’s a ‘very risky business’

STAT

But a new paper published in JAMA Network Open highlights one of the riskiest sources of non-branded drugs: illegal online pharmacies that bypass prescription entirely.

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Regulator to ‘urgently look into’ BBC online pharmacy claims

The Pharmacist

The pharmacy regulator has acknowledged 'serious concerns' raised by a BBC report into online pharmacies and has pledged to investigate the issue further.