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Pharmacies ‘dismayed’ as pubs get 20% rates reduction

Pharmacies left out of Burnham’s business rates announcement

23 Jul 2026

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Administrators update on Scottish chain's fate as 17 employees made redundant

Holding company Amiry & Gilbride had become ‘reliant on cash injections’ say administrators

23 Jul 2026

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Pharmacist convicted for assaulting police officer and making homophobic 999 call suspended

Paul Martin Gadsden, who was suspended for six months, was also convicted of using threatening behaviour towards a taxi driver.

23 Jul 2026

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Pharmacies sold out of administration after falling into arrears with wholesalers

Neath pharmacies ‘could not maintain necessary stock levels’ after falling into debt

22 Jul 2026

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NPA urges Burnham to support pharmacies – starting with business rates

The National Pharmacy Association today told prime minister Andy Burnham to "reform" rates and "offer similar relief enjoyed by other parts of the NHS".

22 Jul 2026

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‘Several batches’ of 'critical' ADHD drug have wrong tablet count, flags MHRA

Pharmacies urged to physically check packs of Xaggitin XL tablets

21 Jul 2026

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National monitoring and prescribing guidance on hepatitis B reactivation is lacking

An inquest into the death of Tung Thanh Tran, 41, heard his viral reactivation prophylaxis was “inadvertently discontinued".

21 Jul 2026

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Three-quarters of adults rate pharmacies as ‘essential’ to high street

Expanding pharmacy services could boost regeneration efforts, finds Boots-funded report

20 Jul 2026

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Asda offers £5 ‘reward’ to private MenB vaccine patients

Supermarket chain announces reward points initiative as NHS campaign launches

20 Jul 2026

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RCPharm warns GPhC against reducing length of training for internationally qualified pharmacists

The Royal College of Pharmacy said internationally qualified pharmacists already face challenges such as visa and immigration pressures and language barriers.

20 Jul 2026

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JCVI recommends catch-up MenB vaccines for teenagers in ‘significant step forward’

Committee makes fresh recommendation in light of recent outbreaks

17 Jul 2026

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Should pharmacists be expected to treat wounds? Tabloid story sparks reaction

‘There needs to be a line somewhere’: Pharmacists react to tabloid coverage

17 Jul 2026

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BMA warns pharmacist prescribing risks ‘compromising patient safety’ and calls for ‘restraint’

The British Medical Association said the risks of IP were greater in community pharmacy than for pharmacists in practices.

17 Jul 2026

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NHS England confirms 13 ICBs trialling Single National Formulary

The first four therapy areas that will be incorporated into the SNF are chronic heart failure, type 2 diabetes (adult), ophthalmology and asthma.

16 Jul 2026

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MHRA updates botulinum toxin warning after ‘rare’ botulism cases

Regulator works with manufacturers to highlight risk of botulism in patient information

16 Jul 2026

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Pharmacists had to procure their own PPE during pandemic, says Covid inquiry

The risks UK healthcare workers were exposed to as the disease spread were laid bare during the latest module of the inquiry.

16 Jul 2026

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