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Numark nears 6,000 members - its highest ever number

Numark said 6,000 members would be “a significant milestone” and a “landmark achievement”.

19 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Avicenna Membership Services acquired by Dutch group Nafinco

Avicenna Membership Services splits from the retail pharmacy operation following its acquisition by Dutch buying group Nafinco.

13 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Boots launches 'menopause zones' in 150 stores

Chain announces roll-out of dedicated menopause shopping zones

01 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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GP landlords close health centre-based pharmacy in Exeter

GP landlords at South Lawn Medical Practice and The Heavitree Practice closed a branch of Allied Pharmacies in a health centre.

15 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Morrisons and Phlo launch online private prescription service

The Morrisons Clinic will allow patients to receive treatments possibly by the next working day.

03 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Over 50pc of pharmacies plan to invest in automation says survey

Over half of pharmacies plan to invest in automation in the next 12 months, says a survey from automation company Omnicell.

03 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Father and son buy pharmacy in Birmingham after owner retires

Ian and Jas Riaar bought Wards Chemist in the village of Handsworth Wood in North Birmingham.

10 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy owners don’t know how long they can remain open as pressures bite

Nearly a sixth of community pharmacies in England could close within a year, CPE pressures survey warns.

27 Aug 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Numark chairman questions NPA’s June 20 loss-making claim

Harry McQuillan said the average UK pharmacy was not loss making in the last third of the month.

12 Jun 2024 , 2 Min Article

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French pharmacists strike over closures, shortages and online pharmacy proposals

Up to 90 per cent of French pharmacies closing their doors in one-day strike

30 May 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Good, better, bots

The Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital now have the help of robotics when it comes to dispensing.

07 May 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Jhoots branch closed with repossession notice from bailiff company

Staff turned up for work at the Rainham branch on Friday morning to discover “several notices up in the window”.

22 Apr 2024 , 1 Min Article

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NPA announces roadshow dates

The NPA is hitting the road with a series of face-to-face member events across England. Details here.

15 Apr 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy devastated by fire reopens two years later

Pender Pharmacy reopened in Gravesend High Street this month having been forced to relocate in May 2022.

10 Apr 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Dexcel Pharma Ltd expands portfolio in the UK and Ireland

Dexcel Pharma Ltd has acquired eight new consumer healthcare brands across a variety of areas.

24 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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