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Well Pharmacy launches hearing care service in over 300 UK branches

The service will provide free ear health and hearing checks, advice, private earwax removal and onward referral to specialist audiology.

26 Oct 2026

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Pharmacies in East London take part in cholesterol-lowering drug trial

The scheme will initially see Anjis Dispensing Chemist in Waltham Forest and branches of Rohpharm Pharmacy in Ilford and Plaistow administer medication.

23 Oct 2026

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Every pharmacy generates almost £3m in net social value, says CPE

CPE-commissioned economic analysis finds sector generates over £30bn in value a year

22 Oct 2026

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Pharmacist who prescribed high-risk medicines unsafely suspended after patient’s death

William Terry Obeng prescribed propranolol to a patient with a history of poor mental health and self-harm in 2021.

22 Oct 2026

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‘Scandal’: One in 10 go without medicines due to £9.90 prescription charge

NPA survey finds widespread affordability concerns among patients in England

22 Oct 2026

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Pharmacists cannot do ‘more for less’, warns PDA as Labour plans 2.4% pay rise

The PDA said the Government's evidence was not framed around "what is needed to recruit, retain and properly reward the workforce”.

21 Oct 2026

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MHRA withdraws authorisation for chikungunya vaccine

Benefits of IXCHIQ vaccine ‘no longer outweigh the risks’ says MHRA

20 Oct 2026

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Over 5.3 million people in UK prescribed opioids every year, new research finds

Research commissioned by Combogesic found unnecessary opioid prescribing costs the NHS £240 million annually.

19 Oct 2026

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Some antidepressant PILs to highlight risk of persistent sexual dysfunction

MHRA reinforces warnings around PSSD and suicidal ideation following review

19 Oct 2026

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Items per pharmacy in England up for fifth successive year, figures reveal

In 2025,26, an additional 2.49 million items were issued following Pharmacy First consultations, a 32 per cent rise from 2024-25.

19 Oct 2026

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Pharmacist jailed for six years after £1.3m NHS fraud conviction

London pharmacist Jignesh Patel and associate jailed for six years

16 Oct 2026

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Knight Pharmacy acquires 24 pharmacies ‘that may otherwise have closed’

Chain grows from 54 to 78 branches with eight-figure loan

16 Oct 2026

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MHRA seizes £2 million worth of fake weight loss medicines in Birmingham

The raid, also conducted by West Midlands Police, seized over 12,000 fake retatrutide and tirzepatide pens and packaging for 30,000 more products.

15 Oct 2026

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APPG urges Labour to publish view on pharmacists' flexibilities to stop shortages

The All-Party Pharmacy Group wants pharmacists to supply a different strength or formulation of medicines when there are shortages.

15 Oct 2026

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Prescription alerts on NHS app begin on mobiles or smartwatches

The new notification system tells patients their prescription is ready to be collected at nearly 2,500 pharmacies.

14 Oct 2026

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Tribunal orders insolvent DSP to award payment to 20 redundant employees

Former employees of Universal Pharmacy have their complaint upheld at Norwich Employment Tribunal

14 Oct 2026

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