It was widely expected that the exemptions to control of entry introduced in 2005 would cease on April 1st 2011, with the introduction of Pharmacy Needs Assessments (PNAs). At the last minute however the DOH decided not to implement PNAs and to temporarily leave the...

Exempt pharmacy contract applications include the following types of pharmacies: 100 hours, Internet, One Stop and pharmacies in large Shopping Centres The above categories of contract application are by definition exempt from the normal requirement for an applicant...

Partly as a result of the shortage of some branded medicines in the UK, the MHRA have tightened up their stance on pharmacies trading in medicines. A monthly list of products in UK short supply is published by PSNC, often containing towards 100 medicines each month....

The most significant differences that you would notice if you set foot into a French pharmacy would be: A typical French pharmacy sells very little other than medicines and a few baby products, and indeed most medicines in France can only be bought from a Pharmacy and...