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Hub and spoke law change to take effect from October 1st

Expect to be able to send scripts to assembly hubs by October 29th, CPE tells pharmacies

30 Apr 2025

prescription-charge-summary

There will be no prescription charge hike this year, Labour confirms

Labour claims fee freeze will save patients £18m over the financial year

28 Apr 2025

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Illegal websites posing as regulated pharmacies, warns coroner after overdose death

Coroner reports on benzodiazepine death of vulnerable 45-year-old man in Wales

28 Apr 2025

fat-dissolving-injection-summary

GPhC issues warning on sales of ‘fat-dissolving’ Lemon Bottle injections

Regulator receives concerns around pharmacies selling unregulated weight loss injections.

10 Apr 2025

optitote-summary

Alliance Healthcare announces patient-specific tote ordering system

Wholesaler announces new 'semi-automated' repeat dispensing offer

19 Mar 2025

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Wales celebrates 1 million items dispensed using EPS

Welsh Government hails milestone of one million EPS items

24 Feb 2025

tribunal-summary

Tribunal orders Day Lewis to pay out £19k to ex-pharmacy assistant

Former pharmacy assistant awarded £18,746 for injury to feelings and backdated sick pay

21 Feb 2025

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GPhC follows up with Asda regarding online ID checks for weight loss service

Regulator follows up with chain following leak of internal communication.

20 Feb 2025

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Predictions of July contract resolution are bogus says CPE as it hikes levy

We have not made any predictions of a date for an agreed contract, says CPE.

18 Feb 2025

prep-summary

Drop barriers to pharmacy PrEP provision, MPs urge minister

Health minister Karin Smyth urged to consider dropping barriers to PrEP provision

14 Feb 2025

over-the-counter-summary

Sleep, skin and heavy periods: Government publishes POM to P wish list

Government invites applications to MHRA for switches in a number of health categories.

10 Feb 2025

debi-bhattacharya-summary

Pharmacy professionals lag in research applications, says academic

Pharmacy academic launches survey to understand barriers to research participation

04 Feb 2025

web-form-summary

GPhC bans standalone use of web questionnaires for weight loss drugs

GPhC unveils beefed-up rules for supply of ‘high risk’ and weight loss medication by online pharmacies.

04 Feb 2025

pay-rise-summary

GPhC proposes consecutive yearly fee increases ‘well above inflation’

Concerns raised around GPhC's latest fee hike proposals.

30 Jan 2025

patient-summary

Over 400,000 using Welsh common ailments service

'We do more than 20 consultations a day' says Barry pharmacist.

23 Jan 2025

adhd-summary

Shortage protocols ‘not suitable’ for ADHD medicine says minister

Karin Smyth responds to select committee chair on methylphenidate shortages

17 Jan 2025

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