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Boots launches 'menopause zones' in 150 stores

Chain announces roll-out of dedicated menopause shopping zones

01 May 2025

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Pharmacy support staff at Lincolnshire Co-op awarded 6% pay uplift

Usdaw-represented staff at cooperative to get at least 77p extra per hour

01 May 2025

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April wage bills 'cripple' pharmacies as tax hike takes effect

NI pharmacies cough up an extra £1m in employment costs for April

30 Apr 2025

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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

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12 arrested in MHRA crackdown on medicines trafficking

Twelve suspects arrested after dawn raids across the West Midlands and the Northwest of England in MHRA's largest investigation into organised medicines trafficking to date.

29 Apr 2025

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Liberal Democrat analysis reveals constituencies have fewer than 10 pharmacies

The analysis found the number of pharmacies in England, Wales and Isle of Man has fallen by more than 1,000 since 2016.

24 Apr 2025

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GLP-1 pens a waste hazard as users ignorant over safe disposal

Up to 6 million needle pens from GLP-1 weight loss drugs could be going to landfill every year due to a lack of awareness about correct disposal methods.

22 Apr 2025

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‘Lamentable progress’: Frustrated contractors push for merger of five LPCs

'Fractured' LPC network failing to engage with the ICB landscape, say pharmacy owners.

15 Apr 2025

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MHRA publishes opinion on regulatory status of CBD products

Following a review the MHRA has published an opinion on the regulatory status of products containing cannabidiol (CBD).

15 Apr 2025

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The long hand of NHS clawbacks: £36k in historic expense claims recovered

NHS dismisses appeals from six pharmacies over 'out of pocket' expense claims

11 Apr 2025

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Trump tariffs bring concern for UK supply chain, pharmacies and patients

The NPA said President Trump’s announcement has “caused a degree of uncertainty for the UK medicines supply chain".

10 Apr 2025

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Boots sales up 5% in first results since WBA takeover news

First quarterly results since news of acquisition show Boots online sales still growing.

09 Apr 2025

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High street pharmacies ‘closing valuation gap’ with GP-based rivals

Higher market share from electronic prescribing helping to close the gap, says surveyor

09 Apr 2025

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CPE: Pharmacies now £65k better off – before staff bills accounted for

CPE says an 'average pharmacy' will earn over £5k more per month

08 Apr 2025

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VPAG review brought forward amid concerns over payment rates

Autumn review of the VPAG medicines pricing scheme brought forward to June after ABPI warning on rocketing payments.

08 Apr 2025

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Clinical services to be included in advance payments from April

DHSC has agreed to make advance payments for clinical services. Payments for HCFS and PCS to start in April.

08 Apr 2025

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