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Patients have questioned the safety of paracetamol after Trump’s remarks, says NPA

A National Pharmacy Association survey revealed patients are less likely to get vaccinated after Donald Trump linked paracetamol and autism.

29 Sep 2025

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Pharmacy technician suspended for “inappropriate” physical contact with 17-year-old colleague

Imraan Khan kissed a staff member's hand, stroked her hair, hugged her, kissed her head and tried wiping tears off her cheeks.

26 Sep 2025

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Medical group gives Jhoots until end of the month to leave

Portishead Medical Group spoke to the Labour MP for North Somerset Sadik Al-Hassan about various problems at the pharmacy.

26 Sep 2025

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Profit pharmacies in England earn on dispensing is £430m short, claims CCA

The Company Chemists’ Association called on Labour to explore a shared margin system across UK.

24 Sep 2025

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GPhC meets 17 of 18 PSA standards but again takes too long to process FtP cases

The Professional Standards Authority said the number of cases still open after 156 weeks and more rose from 104 to 109 between 2023-24 and 2024-25.

24 Sep 2025

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Health bodies rubbish Trump’s paracetamol and autism claims

Huge media effort underway to reassure pregnant women over alarmist comments from President.

23 Sep 2025

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Five Jhoots pharmacies given GPhC improvement notices between February and August

The General Pharmaceutical Council said there are "ongoing investigations relating to pharmacy professionals working for Jhoots".

19 Sep 2025

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Government launches consultation on dispensing flexibilities for pharmacists

The proposal is to give pharmacists the power to supply a different strength, formulation or quantity of a prescription medicine when it is unavailable.

18 Sep 2025

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BMA and RCGP urge Government to postpone going live with GP Connect Update Record

GP Connect allows pharmacies to send consultation summaries to GPs on Pharmacy First, blood pressure check and pharmacy contraception.

17 Sep 2025

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Number of antidepressant items prescribed increased by 300,000 between March and June

The NHS Business Services Authority said 23,400,000 items were prescribed to 7,030,000 patients in the first financial quarter of 2025-26.

16 Sep 2025

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Out of date laws leave patients waiting three weeks for medicines, warns NPA

A survey of 400 NPA members revealed patients’ health is being jeopardised by delays to drugs supply and inadequacies of The Medicines Act 1968.

16 Sep 2025

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Pharmacist who failed to adequately manage ordering of high-risk medicines warned

Mirrasoul Seyedi was the RP at a retail pharmacy in Benfleet where “excessive ordering of bottles of Codeine and Phenergan” took place.

15 Sep 2025

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Figures show 16.5 million items for dependency-forming drugs prescribed in Q.1

The NHS Business Services Authority said 4.37 million patients in England were prescribed the medicines between April and June 2025.

15 Sep 2025

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Up to 800 pharmacy apprentices affected as training provider closes suddenly

Woodspeen Training goes under after Government terminates contract

12 Sep 2025

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I wish pharmacy had more resources when funding was cut, says former health secretary

Jeremy Hunt displayed regret about the Conservative Government’s decision to slash pharmacy funding in December 2015.

12 Sep 2025

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On the point of pain

Throughout September’s Pain Awareness Month, pharmacy teams can play a vital role in tackling pain and its management.

11 Sep 2025

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