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Maxwellia celebrates double success at awards

Maxwellia's emergency contraceptive pill brand LoviOne clinched two awards at the Prolific North Champions Awards.

13 May 2024

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East Midlands brothers buy their 14th pharmacy

Saraj Pharmacy in Loughborough sold after 'high levels of interest and offers'

09 May 2024

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Boots tells staff to report ‘any pressure’ to hit Pharmacy First ‘targets’

Stores director says progress reports not intended to put pressure on staff.

09 May 2024

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Drug shortages ‘beyond critical’ as pharmacies forced to ring up GPs every day

Pharmacy team members report spending over an hour each day tackling meds shortages.

09 May 2024

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CPE to measure rise in ‘unfunded’ work in the wake of Pharmacy First

Audit launching on June 3 will seek to measure rise in unfunded work says negotiator

07 May 2024

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Demand for medicine deliveries ‘much higher’ than service availability

Forty per cent of British adults say they would like their medicines delivered.

07 May 2024

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PDA director Claire Ward elected first mayor of the East Midlands

Claire Ward, the Labour candidate and Pharmacist Defence Association’s director of public affairs, has been elected the first mayor of the East Midlands, covering Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire

07 May 2024

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NHS figures show net loss of 432 pharmacies in England in 2023-24

The Company Chemists’ Association has warned that the situation is having “a disastrous impact on patients”.

02 May 2024

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CPE attacks new concessions system as ‘delayed’ April prices released

Businesses concerned by the new clawback system imposed by Government.

01 May 2024

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CCA: Pharmacy First must be funded beyond March 2025

The Company Chemists’ Association said its members have delivered over 90,000 Pharmacy First consultations since January 31.

01 May 2024

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‘Illicit’ online medicine sales a ‘global phenomenon’ says MHRA

Consumers like the convenience and low prices of online providers – but there are risks, says MHRA

01 May 2024

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AIMp refocuses activities with name change to Independent Pharmacies Association

AIMp is changing its name to the Independent Pharmacies Association and opening its membership to all independent pharmacies to “provide a clearer identity and afford a strong voice to independent pharmacies in England and Wales”.

30 Apr 2024

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CAT upholds £2.8m fine for Accord and Auden Mckenzie for illegal market sharing

Accord-UK and Auden Mckenzie have lost their appeal to the Competition Appeal Tribunal to overturn a £2.8 million fine for illegal market sharing relating to hydrocortisone 20mg tablets.

30 Apr 2024

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Analysis: Healthwatch report reveals public attitudes towards pharmacies

The report called for greater support for pharmacies including more funding and help dealing with workforce shortages.

30 Apr 2024

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Locum snaps up 30-hour pharmacy in Durham

Locum pharmacist Monju MIah plans to boost Moorside Pharmacy's service offering

30 Apr 2024

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CBD product receives positive safety assessment from FSA

The Food Standards Agency has concluded that supplier Chanelle McCoy Health has provided sufficient information to assure its Pureis Ultra Pure CBD is safe as a food supplement.

30 Apr 2024

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