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National and pharmacy booking systems must be integrated ahead of meningitis vaccine service

Company Chemists’ Association chief executive Malcolm Harrison said missed or double booked appointments and unnecessary pharmacy workload must be avoided.

26 Jun 2026

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A quarter of NI women are on antidepressants, pharmacy report reveals

Latest DH report reveals 26% of NI women are prescribed an antidepressant

26 Jun 2026

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Number of PPCs on the rise but medical exemption certificates fall

The NHS Business Services Authority said 436,000 medical exemption certificates were issued in 2025-26.

25 Jun 2026

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NHS spend on liquid paracetamol for care home patients up 240%

Unit costs double as patient numbers and average daily dose increase

11 Jun 2026

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New Seqirus flu vaccine for over-50s gets MHRA approval

Aujemflu approval follows trial involving more than 7,600 over-50s

04 Jun 2026

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Health secretary defends single patient record amid privacy concerns

SPR will include ‘clear control over who can read what’ says James Murray

03 Jun 2026

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10 million at risk of codeine dependency, ITV documentary claims

Survey for ITV suggests many take codeine for longer than recommended

01 Jun 2026

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Supermarket transactions reveal over a quarter bought pain relief with menstrual products

The study by Nottingham and Bristol universities looked at anonymised loyalty card data “from a major UK health and beauty retailer".

01 Jun 2026

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Hypertension drug recalled after wrong strength found in pack

Ramipril batch recalled after HCP found quadruple-strength capsules in pack

29 May 2026

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Online pharmacies reported to police after allegedly using hospital details to sell medicines

Front Door Chemist and Pharmacy-Click apparently claimed to be based at Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby.

28 May 2026

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NI minister announces £42m investment to launch electronic prescriptions

DH investment will end paper prescriptions and launch digital services hub

26 May 2026

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NPA urges Labour to commission pharmacies to vaccinate school age children

The National Pharmacy Association said an “outdated” childhood vaccine programme may result in future disease outbreaks.

26 May 2026

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Pharmacies urge patients to keep medicines away from high temperatures as heatwave hits UK

The National Pharmacy Association said medicines should be stored at below 25C unless storage instructions state otherwise.

22 May 2026

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Investigation finds online pharmacies sold weight loss jabs based on false information

Which? said Superdrug, MedExpress, Voy and ZAVA sold jabs without verifying patient information and GP address.

21 May 2026

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Pharmacy academics tackle medicines water pollution in £1.2m project

Project will compare drugs detected in Scottish waters with prescribing data

20 May 2026

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CCA report calls on Labour to add acute headaches and migraine to Pharmacy First

The report said patients can access treatments for headaches from pharmacies but their options for treating migraines were “limited".

20 May 2026

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