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Boots retail sales up 16pc in Q2

Beauty was standout performer, while pharmacy sales up 2 per cent "despite challenging sector backdrop"

28 Mar 2023

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WBA reportedly planning second attempt to sell off Boots

WBA executive team reportedly under 'huge pressure' to divest European operations.

27 Mar 2023

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#SaveOurPharmacies campaign brought to MPs as petition reaches 30k signatures

Representatives hold summit with MPs as campaign gains momentum

21 Mar 2023

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Original pack dispensing to be allowed as Government confirms law changes

Legislation change on OPD and whole-pack dispensing of valproate medicines to go ahead

20 Mar 2023

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Novo Nordisk suspended from ABPI for two years

Novo Nordisk has been suspended as a member of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry for two years due to “serious breaches” of the ABPI Code of Practice.

16 Mar 2023

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Government to ‘U-turn on axing free prescriptions for over-60s’

Plans to raise eligibility age to 66 will be abandoned according to reports

16 Mar 2023

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Budget 2023: VAT exemption extended to services supervised by pharmacists

Exemption to include services delivered by non-registered pharmacy staff, says chancellor

16 Mar 2023

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Boots to launch £19.99 diabetes screening pilot in seven stores

Boots calls for data sharing between NHS and pharmacies as it announces pilot service

15 Mar 2023

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PSNC tells Government: No PQS or new services without more funding

PSNC warns Contraception Service must be stalled without offer of extra funding

14 Mar 2023

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Cialis Together reclassified as a P medicine after MHRA assessment

Another POM to P switch for an erectile dysfunction treatment announced by MHRA

14 Mar 2023

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Manchester police appeal for information after pharmacy delivery van stolen

Van involved in 'violent' theft contained £500 worth of 'high strength medication'

14 Mar 2023

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Lloyds stops automatic repeat prescriptions across Isle of Man

Patients asked to order in advance as automatic repeats service withdrawn across the island

13 Mar 2023

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Manchester LPC chair role goes to former Well Pharmacy superintendent

Janice Perkins replaces Fin McCaul as chair of Greater Manchester LPC

13 Mar 2023

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Gloucestershire rolls out CPCS add-on for UTIs

Community Pharmacy Gloucestershire is rolling out a new locally commissioned service for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women under 65, as an add-on to a CPCS referral

10 Mar 2023

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Online pharmacists ‘forget what they learned in community’ says GPhC

Pharmacists who move from the community to an online pharmacy “seem to forget all that happened” in their previous job, giving rise to patient safety risks, says the GPhC’s director of fitness to practise

07 Mar 2023

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Webb sets employers two tasks to support career development

Pharmacy employers challenged on training places and career development as training and development investment for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians adds up

06 Mar 2023

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