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LloydsPharmacy posts losses of £100m after axing 76 stores

The multiple shrank its footprint further in 2020-21, but also saw strong growth in digital divisions.

07 Apr 2022

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Service income still too low to warrant hub and spoke, says CCA

Trade body warns not enough funding is being generated through services.

05 Apr 2022

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Well Pharmacy plans 'efficiencies' as it publishes yearly accounts

Multiple posts £4m profit notwithstanding liabilities exceeding £30m.

04 Apr 2022

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EPB chair: Public must be patient with pharmacies over Covid LFTs

Some pharmacists are worried they will face a backlash from patients frustrated at having to pay for tests.

01 Apr 2022

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DH shouldn't force pharmacies to stay open without staff, says NPA

NPA issues a warning to Government and NHS as emergency powers expire.

31 Mar 2022

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Boots sales up 15 per cent, company reports

Retail sales up 22 per cent at Boots as parent company seeks to offload the multiple.

31 Mar 2022

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FSA releases list of permitted CBD products

The UK has become the first country in the world to regulate the consumer market for CBD lines.

31 Mar 2022

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Pharmacist engagement a top priority for new OTC company

OTC medicines company Haleon will fully demerge from GSK this year.

31 Mar 2022

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Large scale dispensing site in Leeds gets seven-figure funding boost

HubRx's facility at Logic Leeds business park could enable hub and spoke dispensing for 200 independents.

29 Mar 2022

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Superdrug branch set to merge with independent pharmacy

Ishaq Ali, the superintendent pharmacist at Gillinggate Pharmacy, applied for an NHS consolidation application.

29 Mar 2022

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Chancellor gets blood pressure checked at local pharmacy

Sunak visited a newly opened Knights Pharmacy in his constituency.

29 Mar 2022

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Pharmacy chain sells branch to first-time buyer

Sharief Healthcare Ltd sold North Yate Pharmacy which dispenses an average 6,300 items a month.

25 Mar 2022

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Recycling company creates zero waste boxes for pharmacies

The boxes help pharmacies recycle items that most councils won't collect, claims manufacturer.

24 Mar 2022

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Former Well operations head joins 'super pharmacy' group

Alice Hare joins Alitam after over four years with Well Pharmacy.

24 Mar 2022

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Employment allowance increase 'not enough for pharmacies'

Business costs will continue to spiral for independents, the NPA has warned.

23 Mar 2022

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Former frontrunner to buy Boots may 'revive' offer if price drops

Bain and CVC may return to talks if WBA drops price, according to reports.

22 Mar 2022

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