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Former Boots pharmacist who stole codeine has suspension extended by six months

Sam Haswell failed to tell the GPhC about a police caution from Northumbria Police for theft by employee within seven days.

23 Apr 2026

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Patients face continuing Parkinson’s disease drug shortages, warns charity

Parkinson’s UK said it is trying to ensure Labour “does all it can to solve supply problems”.

23 Apr 2026

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‘UK-based pharmacist’ fights extradition to India over alleged arsenic killing

Ajith Kumar Mupparapu, 45, allegedly arranged for chilli powder and salt laced with arsenic to be sent to Sirisha Muttavarapu’s family.

22 Apr 2026

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Batch of blood pressure capsules recalled after potential manufacturing error

Crescent Pharma Limited recalled a batch of Ramipril 10mg capsules after some cartons contained blister strips of a lower dose.

21 Apr 2026

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Pharmacist who issued illegitimate fit-to-fly Covid certificates allowed to work again

Sunil Kumar Lakhani must get the GPhC to approve a registered pharmacist as his workplace supervisor for six months.

20 Apr 2026

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Labour pledges to commission pharmacies to provide catch-up HPV vaccines

NPA chief executive Henry Gregg urged Labour to commission pharmacies “to take part in all national vaccination campaigns”.

20 Apr 2026

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Very few people with pharmacy expertise in ICBs increases queries for LPCs

Community Pharmacy Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire chief officer Nick Hunter believes LPCs are getting more queries.

16 Apr 2026

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Convicted pharmacy technician who took cocaine struck off

Tom Hennebry was convicted at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court in August 2023 of possessing a controlled class A drug.

16 Apr 2026

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Public in Wales believe dispensing is pharmacies’ most important role

Forty-four per cent of 1,220 adults who took part in the YouGov survey said dispensing was most important.

15 Apr 2026

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Pharmacist who failed to report driving convictions to GPhC suspended for six weeks

Edwin Joseph Nally, who was convicted in 2024 and 2025, also failed to inform the GPhC about multiple driving convictions in 2013.

13 Apr 2026

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NPA supports GOSH study showing switch from liquid medicines to tablets benefits kids

Great Ormond Street Hospital’s research showed switching children to tablets or pills could save £40,000 a year per patient.

10 Apr 2026

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Prescribers’ awareness of propranolol risk must improve, coroner warns

Examining the death of a man in July 2020, the coroner for London Inner South said there is “no specific antidote” to an overdose of the drug.

09 Apr 2026

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Ad for online pharmacy promoting weight loss jabs exploited mums’ body image insecurities

The Advertising Standards Authority warned Juniper UK after it published a paid-for Facebook ad encouraging new mums to use weight loss drugs.

08 Apr 2026

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RPS appoints director of pharmacy ahead of transition to Royal College

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said Justine Scanlan will "lead on the new royal college’s ambitions" when she starts the job in June.

07 Apr 2026

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Chronic hepatitis C infections fall in England, latest data shows

However, about one in three people who injected drugs said needle and syringe provisions are not good enough.

07 Apr 2026

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Two men who broke into Boots branch and stole prescription medicine jailed

Reece James Chilcott, 34, of Westridge Road in Southampton, and Billy Brian Chilcott, 31, of no fixed address, were jailed.

02 Apr 2026

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