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Pharmacy Magazine's news channel will keep you up to date with the most relevant news for pharmacists within the UK pharmacy sector. We select our pharmacy news topics with pharmacists, pharmacy advisors, and pharmacy technicians specifically in mind.

We cover a variety of pharmacy topics, including new government policies, employment updates, latest therapeutic, clinical and business developments, new prescriptions on the market, and more. Stay informed about everything happening in the pharmacy world and enhance your knowledge and understanding. 

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NHS offers contractors £31k funding to train up pharmacy technicians

NHSE announces details of 2026 pharmacy technician apprenticeship programme

20 Apr 2026 , 3 Min Article

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Labour pledges to commission pharmacies to provide catch-up HPV vaccines

NPA chief executive Henry Gregg urged Labour to commission pharmacies “to take part in all national vaccination campaigns”.

20 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Labour to consult on mandating barcodes for all medicine packs

Minister reveals consultation plans at medicines resilience event in Westminster

20 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who issued illegitimate fit-to-fly Covid certificates allowed to work again

Sunil Kumar Lakhani must get the GPhC to approve a registered pharmacist as his workplace supervisor for six months.

20 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

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‘Localised approach not enough’: New meningitis outbreak in Dorset

IPA comments as three MenB cases confirmed in Weymouth

17 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

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‘Progressing towards profit’: Health AI firm raises £3m to fund distance dispensing

MedPal says it is 'entering the next phase of its growth' with capital raise

17 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Fake weight loss drugs being sold via ‘cloned’ pharmacy websites

One in 10 DSPs have had website or social media presence 'cloned' by criminals

16 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Very few people with pharmacy expertise in ICBs increases queries for LPCs

Community Pharmacy Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire chief officer Nick Hunter believes LPCs are getting more queries.

16 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

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‘Safeguarding pharmacists’: PDA takes up main objective of now-defunct RPS

PDA makes announcement in the wake of Royal College launch.

16 Apr 2026 , 3 Min Article

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Convicted pharmacy technician who took cocaine struck off

Tom Hennebry was convicted at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court in August 2023 of possessing a controlled class A drug.

16 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Maximum weekly Wegovy dose to be available as a single injection

MHRA announces approval of single-injection 7.2mg Wegovy pen

15 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

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AI can be useful, but clinical judgement is still essential

Opinion: Artificial intelligence can help improve patient care but shouldn’t be relied upon as a shortcut to replace years of clinical experience.

15 Apr 2026 , 4 Min Article

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Public in Wales believe dispensing is pharmacies’ most important role

Forty-four per cent of 1,220 adults who took part in the YouGov survey said dispensing was most important.

15 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

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A new dawn? Royal College of Pharmacy ‘goes live’

The new RCP plans to progress its credentialing programme, develop new learning resources and deliver enhanced support for members.

15 Apr 2026 , 2 Min Article

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Pharmacist Support celebrates 185th anniversary and PDA doubles donations

Pharmacist Support celebrates 185th anniversary and PDA doubles donations for the month.

15 Apr 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Opinion: Digital solutions for difficult times

Embracing digital innovation is essential for the future of community pharmacy, says Paul Mayberry, Director of PharmacyX.

15 Apr 2026 , 3 Min Article

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