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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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Superdrug launches fertility test service

New service comprises an online consultation and personalised fertility test recommendations.

22 Mar 2022

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Boots staff allowed to claim back HRT prescription fees on expenses

The multiple estimates that around 1,300 employees will avail of the new benefit.

21 Mar 2022

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GSK to stop clinical trials in Russia but will carry on supplying essentials

GSK said profits made from its operations in Russia will go towards supporting humanitarian relief efforts.

18 Mar 2022

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NPA to seek competition watchdog's views on hub and spoke proposals

Concerns that hub and spoke could weaken independents' buying margins and concentrate wholesaler power.

17 Mar 2022

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London pharmacy launches health clinic and 'one-stop' PGD service

John Bell & Croyden said its pharmacists will provide licensed medicines to patients without a prescription.

16 Mar 2022

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