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Suspected monkey dust user restrained by staff at pharmacy in Stoke

Navid Kaleem, who owns Norfolk Street Pharmacy in Hanley, said the man was “to-ing and fro-ing” around the pharmacy.

06 Oct 2025 , 1 Min Article

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MPs call for naloxone programme in England with pharmacy at its centre

Bring England in line with the devolved nations, Home Affair Committee urges in wide-ranging report

31 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Survey will assess pupils' attitudes towards smoking, alcohol and drugs

Around one thousand schools in England will be randomly selected by the government.

03 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Cocaine should be sold in pharmacies says charity

A charity is calling for stimulant street drugs including cocaine and ecstasy to be ‘nationalised’ and sold in Government-run pharmacies.

20 Oct 2020 , 1 Min Article

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UK drug deaths highest since records began says ONS

The number of drug-related deaths in England and Wales last year climbed to the highest levels since records started in 1993.

14 Oct 2020 , 1 Min Article

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COVID-19: Breakneck pace in drug and vaccine pipeline

John Cahill of PharmaLex Ireland looks at the pipeline for candidates being developed in the fight against COVID-19.

24 Mar 2020 , 2 Min Article

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