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Spain’s Catalunya region begins pioneering scheme to give out free, reusable menstrual products at pharmacies

THE regional equality chief in Spain’s northeastern Catalunya region launched a pioneering scheme on Monday that will see free, reusable menstrual products made available at pharmacies. Politician Tania Verge said that ‘today,

4 Mar, 2024 @ 12:48

Catalunya·Health·Lead·Other News

Spain brings back mandatory face masks: Protective gear MUST be worn in hospitals and health centres from this date

SPAIN’S Ministry of Health will impose the mandatory use of masks in health centres and hospitals throughout the country as respiratory infections rise and to also provide legal protection to those regions

9 Jan, 2024 @ 11:22

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Face masks are no longer mandatory in this region of Spain from tomorrow|

Compulsory face mask wearing to end in health centres, pharmacies, and hospitals in Spain

THE COMPULSORY wearing of face masks could be abolished this week in Spain’s health centres, dentists, pharmacies and hospitals. Masks will still have to worn in hospital areas with critically-ill and vulnerable

26 Jun, 2023 @ 15:01

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Costa Blanca Couple Used Fake Prescriptions To Get Pharmacy Drugs For Social Media Sales In Spain

Fake prescriptions created by drug dealers allow pharmacy drugs to be sold via social media from Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE couple have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for using bogus prescriptions to get barbiturates from pharmacies. The drugs were then sold online via social media messaging apps with most

15 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Spanish pharmacies report long delays in hundreds of medications amid Europe drug shortage

Spanish pharmacies have reported long delays in hundreds of different kinds of medication as Europe grapples with a drug shortage. Spanish pharmacies had a hard time supplying 403 different types of drugs

4 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Health·Lead·National News

Pharmacies in Spain’s Malaga ‘willing’ to dispense medicinal cannabis

PHARMACIES in Malaga have announced that they are ready and ‘willing’ to participate in the dispensing of cannabis-derived drugs. The news was announced last Thursday, July 7, when a subcommission of the

10 Jul, 2022 @ 11:15

Health·Lead·Malaga

Spain's Asturias region gets very rare Covid-19 variant that has only been detected in South Africa

COVID-19 antigen test price in Spain capped to new maximum of under €3 per unit

ANTIGEN test kit prices in Spain will be fixed to a maximum of €2.94 from Saturday. The measure announced by the government will take effect a day after it is published this

13 Jan, 2022 @ 13:58

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Robbers steal COVID-19 test kits worth over €500,000 from a Barcelona area warehouse in Spain

COVID-19 test kits worth over €500,000 are stolen from Barcelona area warehouse in Spain

THIEVES have stolen 208,000 antigen tests from a Barcelona area warehouse. Police say the robbery happened on Friday(December 31). The test kits have a total market value of over €500,000. Sales of

3 Jan, 2022 @ 17:55

Barcelona·Catalunya·Coronavirus·Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Major steroid gang including pharmacies and sports nutrition stores is busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Vega Baja gang that peddled illegal steroids and drugs used by people doing sports training has been broken up by the Guardia Civil. The Guardia operation started almost three years ago.

30 Mar, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead