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Regulations,

GPhC clamps down on pharmacies over marketing of Mounjaro alternatives

Numerous complaints of pharmacies 'incentivising' bulk-buying and inappropriate switches

29 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

Business environment,

It’s official: Boots carved out from US parent after equity takeover

The newly created Boots Group will oversee UK, German and Thai markets.

28 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

Business environment,

Online locum booking platform secures 3-year deal with Well

Locate a Locum announces new contract after developing its software with government support

28 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management,

Mounjaro chaos as Lilly suspends sales

Pharmacies will not be able to order the drug until next week as the company struggles to cope with unprecedented demand.

28 Aug 2025 , 2 Min Article

Public health,

GPhC chief urges public to check its register to avoid illegal online pharmacies

General Pharmaceutical Council chief executive Duncan Rudkin warned patients to ensure medicines they get online are dispensed from a pharmacy registered with it.

27 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

Business environment,

NPA warns pharmacies still teetering on the brink of closure

NHS figures show that a further 72 pharmacies have closed this year so far in England, around two a week.

27 Aug 2025 , 2 Min Article

People,

Pharmacist who dispensed generic POMs against branded scripts warned by GPhC

Christian Charles Logue dispensed generic POMs when a branded version was prescribed and supplied lorazepam tablets at double the prescribed strength.

26 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

Business environment,

Pearl Chemist’s pre-tax losses up – so too is turnover, according to latest accounts

Pearl Chemist Limited's pre-tax losses increased by nearly £790,000 for the year ending October 31, 2024, although its turnover rose by over £13 million.

26 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

Policy,

Opinion: Self-selection or self-destruction?

Open display of P medicines serves only to erode community pharmacists’ professional integrity, says PM editor Richard Thomas.

22 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

Nutrition & weight management,

MHRA: Be careful when switching GLP-1s

The medicines regulator has updated guidance for patients on GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss.

22 Aug 2025 , 2 Min Article

Business environment,

‘Largest care home pharmacy in Norfolk’ enters administration

Administrators appointed to Universal Pharmacy Ltd

22 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article