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MHRA seized illegally traded medicines worth £45m last year

Seized products included GLP-1s, sleeping pills, painkillers and erectile dysfunction treatments.

26 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Nearly 90 per cent of UK pharmacies unable to supply patients with aspirin

A National Pharmacy Association survey found 86 per cent of pharmacies were unable to supply aspirin over a one-week period.

26 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacies should stop dispensing loss-making medicines

Contractor Ashley Cohen said the measure could be “a nuclear button" but insisted pharmacists should not “subsidise the NHS drugs bill”.

23 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacies to offer expanded vaccination services

DHSC wants to create a “vaccination system fit for the future” with pharmacy much more involved.

22 Jan 2026 , 2 Min Article

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Pharmacist convicted of attempted child sexual offences removed from register

Tony Martin O’Neill was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months at

21 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Boots rolls out wellness zones in six large stores

Launch follows research which shows growing demand from wellness among beauty consumers.

20 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Study finds paracetamol is safe during pregnancy, debunking Trump claim

Researchers found no evidence that paracetamol use during pregnancy increases the risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability among children.

19 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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NPA: Pharmacies are owed millions because of flawed Covid vaccine booking system

The National Pharmacy Association said nine in 10 pharmacies reported suffering verbal or physical intimidation from patients.

19 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Time out with Elizabeth Hughes-Gapper

Elizabeth Hughes-Gapper, Kalms senior project manager, tells us all about the ‘Small Steps to Kalmfulness’ initiative.

15 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who imported unlicensed medicines from China warned by GPhC

Alexander Philip Clarke purchased medicines from China without a legal prescription between June and October 2023.

15 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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East London pharmacies identify 163 patients at high risk of heart attack or stroke

Seventy pharmacies in East London are providing free cholesterol tests as part of a pilot launched last summer.

15 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who stole £3,000 from pharmacy till warned by GPhC

Dustin Ki Lok Chu stole about £3,000 from the till in the pharmacy where he worked as a superintendent pharmacist.

15 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist in Scotland who sexually assaulted two patients struck off register

Tauqeer Azam was jailed for two years after sexually assaulting two patients in separate incidents.

14 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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London pharmacies alerted to Nurofen Plus product tampering

Reckitt Benckiser urges vigilance after a number of tampering incidents involving Nurofen Plus.

13 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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